Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 10, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 10, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 10, 2021 to Dec 1, 2022, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 19, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 20, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Nov 14, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Dec 1, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 10, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2454 | Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Apr 13, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
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