Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 4/13/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-12Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-12Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-12Introduced in House
- 2021-04-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-12 (00)
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021
This bill modifies Medicare payment of ground ambulance services in rural areas.
Specifically, the bill extends the specialized rate increase for such services for an additional five years (until January 1, 2028). The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to (1) allow an area that has 1,000 or fewer individuals per square mile to retain its status as a rural area even if it would otherwise no longer qualify, and (2) establish an appeals process for providers to seek reconsideration of a change in an area's status.
Cosponsors (20)
- Devin Nunes (R-CA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Greg Pence (R-IN)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
- Kathy Manning (D-NC)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health care coverage and access
- Medicare
- Motor vehicles
- Rural conditions and development
- Small towns
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