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HR 3545 107th Congress House

Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase by 20 percent the payment under the Medicare Program for ambulance services furnished to Medicare b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase by 20 percent the payment under the Medicare Program for ambulance services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas, to determine rural areas based on population density, and to require the use of recent data in determining payment adjustments.

Introduced: July 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative procedureAmbulancesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency Management
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Dec 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 20, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2344-2345)
Dec 19, 2001
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.
Dec 19, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 28, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase by 20 percent the payment under Medicare for rural ambulance services. Increases by $7.50 per mile the payment rate for the first 17 miles of an ambulance trip transporting a patient.

Provides for determination of rural areas based on population density by postal zip codes.

Requires the use of recent data for calculation of budget neutrality adjustments to payments for ambulance services.

Exempts ambulance suppliers from certain provider designation rules.

Directs the Secretary to determine and apply separately the reasonable costs of ground and air ambulance services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 10, 2002
DOOLEY, CAL
· Oct 10, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 24, 2002
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 5, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 5, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3545: Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3545/
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"H.R. 3545: Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3545/.
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H.R. 3545, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3545/.
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