US Congress House Bill 2443 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-12)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase to 6% permanently the rate of increase in the fee schedule for ground ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2010, in rural and urban areas. Makes permanent the increase in the base rate of the fee schedule the Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to make for a trip in the case of ground ambulance services furnished on or after July 1, 2004, (and beyond January 1, 2010) for which the transportation originates in a qualified low population density rural area.

Medicare Ambulance Access Preservation Act of 2009

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R-MI]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]
Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]	Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Charlie Melancon [D-LA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]
Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Mark Schauer [D-MI]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-15		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-05-14		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-05-14		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-05-14		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.
2009-05-14		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1158)

SB1066 (Same As) 2009-05-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2443/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2443/BILLS-111hr2443ih.pdf