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Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability (NEATSA) Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-228| Senate 
| Updated: 1/25/2019
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (1)
Doug Jones (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability (NEATSA) Act of 2019 This bill 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.
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Timeline
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3021: NEATSA Act
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Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability (NEATSA) Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-228| Senate 
| Updated: 1/25/2019
Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability (NEATSA) Act of 2019 This bill 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.
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Timeline
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • January 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (1)
Doug Jones (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3021: NEATSA Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDigestive and metabolic diseasesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsMedicareTransportation costs