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HR 3609 114th Congress House

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify requirements for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2015 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Sep 25, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 24, 2015
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.
Sep 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 24, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals (CAHs), which are rural community hospitals that meet specified criteria and receive special payment.

Under current law, ambulance services furnished either by a CAH or by an entity owned or operated by a CAH are paid at a rate of 101% of reasonable costs incurred in furnishing those services, as long as the CAH or entity is the only provider of ambulance services that is located within a 35-mile drive of the CAH. The bill maintains this requirement but further requires that the CAH or entity furnishing the ambulance services be licensed or otherwise authorized to furnish services in the state in which the CAH is located.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3609: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify requirements for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3609/
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"H.R. 3609: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify requirements for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3609/.
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H.R. 3609, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3609/.
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[H.R. 3609: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify requirements for payment under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3609/)
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