Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023
This bill extends Medicare reimbursement rate increases for ground ambulance services through 2028. It adjusts specific payment percentages for ambulance providers: maintaining a 26.7% rate increase for "super rural" ambulance services and setting 4.3% and 3.4% increases for other ground ambulance services during 2025-2028. These changes directly affect Medicare beneficiaries using ground ambulance services and the ambulance providers who serve them, particularly in rural areas. The bill modifies existing Social Security Act provisions to adjust payment rates without altering Medicare eligibility or coverage rules. It provides temporary rate adjustments to help sustain ambulance service availability during this period.
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Introduction
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Introduced May 18, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
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May 18, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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May 18, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Party
State
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P
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
Co
John Fetterman
DDemocratic
Co
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
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