HR 2454
117th Congress
House
Health
Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Motor vehicles
Rural conditions and development
Small towns
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 12, 2021
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.
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021
This bill modifies Medicare payment of ground ambulance services in rural areas.
Specifically, the bill extends the specialized rate increase for such services for an additional five years (until January 1, 2028). The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to (1) allow an area that has 1,000 or fewer individuals per square mile to retain its status as a rural area even if it would otherwise no longer qualify, and (2) establish an appeals process for providers to seek reconsideration of a change in an area's status.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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