118 S1673 IS: Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-05-18 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.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1673IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 18, 2023Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under the Medicare program.

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Short title

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

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Protecting patient access to Medicare ground ambulance services

(a)

Super rural ambulance

Section 1834(l)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(12)(A)) is amended—(1)in the first sentence, by striking 2025 and inserting 2028; and(2)by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028, such percent increase shall be 26.7 percent..(b)

Ground ambulance

Section 1834(l)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(13)(A)) is amended—(1)in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2025 and inserting 2028;(2)in clause (i), by inserting , or 4.3 percent if such service is furnished on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028 after 2025; and(3)in clause (ii), by inserting , or 3.4 percent if such service is furnished on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028 after 2025.