AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

Medicare/Medicaid

Lobbied on the Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 1666, S.1673) to extend temporary increases in Medicare payments to ground ambulance services. Educated congressional offices and committees on the anticipated changes in geographical designation of zip codes under the Medicare ambulance fee schedule following the 2020 Census. Educated congressional offices on the benefits and details of treatment in place and alternative destination policies.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Office of Management & Budget (OMB) · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Veterans

Lobbied to delay implementation of the final rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs on "Change in Rates VA Pays for Special Modes of Transportation" until the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has collected all the necessary data under the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System (GADCS). Lobbied on the FY2024 Appropriations Bill on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies (H.R. 4366, S. 2127). Lobbied on the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act (H.R. 5530, S. 2757)

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Health Issues