Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023”.
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under the Medicare program.
Sec. 2 Protecting patient access to Medicare ground ambulance services
Super rural ambulance— Section 1834(l)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(12)(A)) is amended—
in the first sentence, by striking “2025” and inserting “2028”; and
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.”.
Ground ambulance— Section 1834(l)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(13)(A)) is amended—
in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “2025” and inserting “2028”;
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
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”.