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S 424 112th Congress Senate

Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011

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

Introduced: March 1, 2011 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Health Emergency medical services and trauma careMedicareRural conditions and development
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 1, 2011
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 Latest action March 1, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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
  • HR 1005 Identical bill Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2 Independent 1
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 19, 2012
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 19, 2012
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 10, 2011
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 4, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 424: Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-424/
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"S. 424: Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-424/.
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S. 424, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-424/.
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