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Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform and Rural Equity Act of 2005

Introduced: April 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 13, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2005
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.
Apr 28, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform and Rural Equity Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) revise ambulance payment rates; and (2) provide additional payments for providers furnishing ambulance services in rural areas.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review the system for adjusting payments for rural ambulance services to determine their adequacy and appropriateness.

Amends SSA title XVIII with respect to a Secretary-specified uniform coding system identifying furnished ambulance services for purposes of a fee schedule. Directs the Secretary to establish a system or systems for the coding of claims for ambulance services for which payment is made, including a code set specifying the medical condition of the individual who is transported and the level of service that is appropriate for the transportation of an individual with that medical condition. Requires the code set to take into account the list of medical conditions developed in the course of the negotiated rulemaking process. (Current law authorizes the Secretary to require the claim for any ambulance services to include a code (or codes) under a uniform coding system specified by the Secretary, but does not require the establishment of such a coding system.)

What's happening now May 13, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Dec 5, 2006
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 29, 2006
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 2, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 27, 2005
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 14, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 14, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 14, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 14, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 19, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 12, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 5, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2014: Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform and Rural Equity Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2014/
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"H.R. 2014: Medicare Ambulance Payment Reform and Rural Equity Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2014/.
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H.R. 2014, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2014/.
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