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H.R. 4938 (116th)

Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2019

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

31 October 2019

Last action

1 November 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

Subjects

Healthcare, Transport

Source updated

3 January 2025

Healthcare · Transport

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Summary

Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2019 This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to coverage of ground ambulance services under Medicare. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must continue to designate an area as a rural or qualified rural area that is eligible for increased payment under Medicare, even if the area would otherwise no longer qualify for such designation, if the area has a specified population density. The CMS must also establish an administrative process to allow ambulance service providers to appeal a change in an area's designation. The bill also requires the CMS to (1) expand to all states a prior authorization model for repetitive scheduled nonemergent ambulance transport, in accordance with specified limitations, if such an expansion has not already occurred by a certain date; (2) increase payment rates for ground ambulance services; and (3) eliminate certain administrative requirements for such services.

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Timeline

  1. 31 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 31 October 2019

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 November 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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