118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1803Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2023

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise payment for air ambulance services under the Medicare program.

Health
Introduced Jun 1, 2023
Last action Jun 1, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 1, 2023
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Referred
Jun 1, 2023
Finance
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill authorizes payment changes under Medicare for air ambulance services based on certain collected data and requires additional reporting from providers of these services. Current law requires providers of air ambulance services to report certain information regarding general costs and utilization to the Department of Health and Human Services; private health insurers are also required to report information relating to coverage of these services. The bill authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to revise payment rates under Medicare for air ambulance services based on this data, and it requires providers of air ambulance services to specifically report information rel...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.