[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1666 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1666

  To amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground ambulance 
             services under part B of the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2023

 Mr. Wenstrup (for himself, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Carter of Georgia, and Mr. 
    Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground ambulance 
             services under part B of the Medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Access to Ground 
Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTING PATIENT ACCESS TO GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES.

    Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ``2025'' and 
        inserting ``2028''; and
            (2) in paragraph (13)(A), by striking ``2025'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``2028'' in each such place.
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