US SB228 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Decreases the percentage by which Medicare payments must be reduced in 2019 for nonemergency ambulance transports of end-stage renal disease patients. Beginning in 2020, the bill increases the percentage reduction for certain providers that mostly furnish such services, as designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS must publish data regarding such payments and providers on its website.
Title
Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability (NEATSA) Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3021 (Related) 2019-05-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health information and medical records
Medicare
Transportation costs
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health information and medical records
Medicare
Transportation costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/228/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s228/BILLS-116s228is.pdf |
