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S 1673 118th Congress Senate Health

Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023

Introduced: May 18, 2023 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 18, 2023
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Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023

This bill extends a specialized rate increase for Medicare payment of ground ambulance services in rural areas for an additional three years (until January 1, 2028) and provides for a higher rate increase for services furnished between January 1, 2025, and January 1, 2028.

What's happening now May 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 11 Republican 7 Independent 1
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Dec 18, 2024
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Dec 17, 2024
 D
Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Dec 4, 2024
Mullin, Markwayne
· Dec 4, 2024
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 3, 2024
 D
Fetterman, John
Pennsylvania · Nov 14, 2024
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 12, 2024
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 12, 2024
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Nov 12, 2024
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 19, 2024
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 19, 2024
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 22, 2024
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · May 16, 2024
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 17, 2024
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 11, 2023
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 15, 2023
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 4, 2023
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 31, 2023
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 18, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1673: Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1673/
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"S. 1673: Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1673/.
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S. 1673, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1673/.
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