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Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003

Introduced: January 15, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 15, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S856)
Jan 15, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) 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.

What's happening now January 15, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S856)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 6, 2003
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 29, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 171: Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-171/
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"S. 171: Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-171/.
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S. 171, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-171/.
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