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HR 1005 112th Congress House

Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance services under the Medicare program.

Introduced: May 23, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Emergency medical services and trauma careMedicareRural conditions and development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2011
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.
Mar 10, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 15, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase to 6% the rate of increase in the fee schedule for ground ambulance services furnished between January 1, 2012, and January 1, 2018, in rural and urban areas.

Extends to January 1, 2018, the increase in the base rate of the fee schedule the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to make for a trip in the case of ground ambulance services furnished on or after July 1, 2004, for which the transportation originates in a qualified low population density rural area.


 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3859 Related bill Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012
  • S 1680 Related bill Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011
  • S 424 Identical bill Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 7 Republican 1
Barletta, Lou
· Nov 27, 2012
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Sep 19, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Aug 2, 2012
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 17, 2012
Rodgers, Cathy
· Jul 17, 2012
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 17, 2012
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· May 7, 2012
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 16, 2012
Boren, Dan
· Mar 29, 2012
ROSS, MIKE
· Mar 26, 2012
Dent, Charles
· Mar 22, 2012
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Dec 16, 2011
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 12, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· Nov 18, 2011
Nunes, Devin
· Oct 13, 2011
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 7, 2011
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Jun 24, 2011
Murphy, Tim
· Jun 3, 2011
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 23, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 5, 2011
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1005: Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1005/
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"H.R. 1005: Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1005/.
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H.R. 1005, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1005/.
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