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S 967 115th Congress Senate

Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to ambulance services under the Medicare program and to reform payments for such serv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to ambulance services under the Medicare program and to reform payments for such services under such program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 31, 2017 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 27, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017

This bill increases payment under Medicare for certain ambulance services and otherwise revises provisions related to coverage of such services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 4 Independent 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 31, 2017
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 11, 2017
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 6, 2017
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Aug 3, 2017
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 12, 2017
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 13, 2017
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 27, 2017
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 967: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-967/
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"S. 967: Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-967/.
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