Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2021-06-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-10 (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 (12)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
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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