Congress 108 - HR 1301 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003

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Ambulances Case mix (Medical care) Emergency Management Emergency medicine Health Housing and Community Development Medical fees Medicare Rural health Social Welfare Transportation and Public Works

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Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for ambulance services to revise requirements for the establishment of a fee schedule.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for the coding of claims for ambulance services, including a code set specifying the medical condition of the individual transported by an ambulance and the appropriate level of transportation service.

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Mar 19, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2003

Referred 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.
Mar 17, 2003

Introduced in House

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