U.S. Congress - H.R.2443 Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2009
H.R.2443 - Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2009
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance services under the Medicare Program. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance services under the Medicare Program. as introduced.
- Short: Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2009 as introduced.
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5/14/2009--Introduced.Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase to 6% permanently the rate of increase in the fee schedule for ground ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2010, in rural and urbanOfficial Summary
5/14/2009--Introduced.Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase to 6% permanently the rate of increase in the fee schedule for ground ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2010, in rural and urban areas. Makes permanent the increase in the base rate of the fee schedule the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to make for a trip in the case of ground ambulance services furnished on or after July 1, 2004, (and beyond January 1, 2010) for which the transportation originates in a qualified low population density rural area....Read the Rest
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Advocacy moves national EMS agenda forward in 2010
The Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2009 (S. 1066, H.R. 2443) — This would provide permanent Medicare reimbursement relief for ambulance services — consistent with the 1997 GAO report stating that they are paid ...
EMS makes voice heard on Capitol Hill
The Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2009 (S. 1066, H.R. 2443) This would provide permanent Medicare reimbursement relief for ambulance services consistent with the 1997 GAO report that determined that they are paid ...
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