SB3236: Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.
Plain-language summary
This bill would change Medicare, the federal health insurance program for seniors and some disabled people, to cover ambulance services that don't involve transporting patients to a hospital. Currently, Medicare only pays for ambulance rides when they transport patients. The bill would also cover cases where paramedics and emergency medical technicians arrive at a scene but don't transport the patient elsewhere. This could include situations where emergency responders treat and release someone at home or stabilize them before transport isn't needed. The bill was introduced in Congress and is in its early stage.
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SB3236: Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act
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Sponsors
Peter Welch
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (5)
Bernard Sanders
Tina Smith
Amy Klobuchar
Michael Bennet
John Fetterman