Medicare Access to Ambulance Services Act of 2000

Summary

Medicare Access to Ambulance Services Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to restructure the payment rates for ambulance services, air and ground, and establish a prudent layperson standard for emergency ambulance services Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on rural areas and the cost of providing ambulance services.

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Timeline

1. 13 July 2000

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 July 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 13 July 2000 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 July 2000

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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