3.0.0 8218 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z House HR 2020-09-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 157 (Friday, September 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GIANFORTE:H.R. 8218.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8,[Page H4337]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-11T17:06:40Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-11T17:06:35Z 2020-09-11 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-09-11 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000584 Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] Greg Gianforte R MT N Health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Medicare Rural conditions and development Health 00 2020-09-11 Introduced in House 2020-12-18T22:44:29Z Rural Ambulance Reimbursement Fairness Act

This bill applies a higher payment rate for ambulance services under Medicare that are provided by certain critical access hospitals (CAHs) or CAH-owned entities in mountainous terrain or in areas with only secondary roads.

Currently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must pay 101% of the reasonable costs incurred for ambulance services provided by a CAH or by a CAH-owned entity if the CAH or entity is the only provider or supplier of ambulance services within a 35-mile drive of such CAH. The bill applies this payment rate to services provided by a CAH or entity that is the only provider or supplier of ambulance services within a 15-mile drive of such CAH in mountainous terrain or an area with only secondary roads.

]]> Rural Ambulance Reimbursement Fairness Act Display Title Rural Ambulance Reimbursement Fairness Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Rural Ambulance Reimbursement Fairness Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for increased Medicare payment for certain rural providers of ambulance services. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8218ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8218ih.xml 2020-09-11 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.