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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2080" measure-id="id117hr2080" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-03-19" update-date="2021-09-01">
<title>SAVE Act of 2021</title>
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<action-date>2021-03-19</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Senior Access to Vaccines Ensured Act of 2021 or the SAVE Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a program that provides nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) for Medicare beneficiaries to COVID-19 vaccination sites during the public health emergency. The CMS must contract with qualified transportation managers to implement the program, with preference given to those with prior experience under a state Medicaid NEMT program. The CMS must also establish criteria for beneficiary participation that is similar to the criteria used by states for Medicaid NEMT services.</p>]]></summary-text>
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