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

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.
Geographic Scope
National

Description

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.

Bill Title

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

Linked Goals

Steps

  • 2019-01-25: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2019-01-25: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.