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S 1310 110th Congress Senate

Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of increased payments for ground ambulance services under the Medicare program.

Introduced: May 3, 2007 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health AmbulancesEmergency ManagementMedical feesMedicareSocial Welfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 3, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5602)
May 3, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5602)
May 3, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 3, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5602)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide an additional 5% increase in Medicare payments for ground ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2008, and before January 1, 2010.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6331 Related bill Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
  • HR 2164 Identical bill Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 22, 2008
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 5, 2007
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 11, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1310: Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1310/
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"S. 1310: Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1310/.
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S. 1310, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1310/.
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