This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

The post VA Issues Notice on Delay of Special Modes of Transportation Final Rule appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The post 2023 Year-End Government Affairs Update appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Yesterday, November 15, Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Congressman Brad Finstad (R-MN) introduced the Preserve Access to Rapid Ambulance Emergency Medical Treatment (PARA-EMT) Act (H.R. 6433). H.R. 6433 is […]

The post Gluesenkamp Perez and Finstad Introduce EMS Workforce Shortage Bill appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

The post Welch, Sanders, & Balint Introduce Treatment in Place Bill appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

The post Impact of Partial Government Shutdown on Healthcare appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

The post VA Final Rule on Ambulance Services Update appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The post House Passes Sequestration Cut Delay Bill appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has filed for publication in the Federal Register the Solicitation of Nominations Notice for the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory […]

The post Notice on Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

The post CMS Announcement on Treatment in Place Waiver appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Yesterday, Presiden Biden signed into law legislation (H.R. 1868) to extend the current temporary freeze on the 2% Medicare sequestration cut. H.R. 1868 extends the deadline of the freeze from […]

The post Medicare 2% Cut Freeze Extended appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Last week, the Senate by a vote of 90 to 2 passed legislation (H.R. 1868) to further extend the suspension of the 2% Medicare sequestration cut. H.R. 1868 would extend […]

The post Senate Passes Sequestration Suspension Extension Bill appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

On Saturday, the U.S. Senate passed language for Medicare coverage of emergency treatment in place of lower acuity patients by ground ambulance services providers and suppliers during the COVID-19 public […]

The post Senate Passes Ambulance Treatment in Place Language appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

The post AAA Task Force to Address Balance Billing Challenges appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The Department of Treasury has announced that the $350 billion appropriated under the CARES Act for the Paycheck Protection Program has been exhausted. However, Congressional leaders are currently negotiating an […]

The post Paycheck Protection Program Funding Update appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The post Member Advisory: CMMI Releases Initial List of ET3 Participants appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The post House Committees Consider Balance Billing Proposals appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The post Balance Billing Update appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

CMS Releases List of Ambulance Organizations Selected for Data Collection The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the list of ambulance service providers and suppliers selected to […]

The post CMS Releases List of Ambulance Organizations Selected for Data Collection appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Government Affairs Update: What We’re Working On The AAA continues to press policy initiatives with Congress and the Administration that are important to our members. While not as high-profile as […]

The post Government Affairs Update appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Although the most prominent ambulance provision passed in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (H.R. 1892) was the five-year extension of the Medicare add-ons, the Act also included important language […]

The post Ambulance Cost Data Collection is Coming appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

By: Tristan North and Kathy Lester, JD, MPH This is the first of a two part Member Advisory by Tristan North and Kathy Lester on ACA Repeal & Reform. To […]

The post ACA Repeal & Reform – What It Means for Ambulance Services appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Medicare Ambulance Relief and Reform The top legislative priority this year for the American Ambulance Association is to extend, or hopefully make permanent, the temporary Medicare ambulance add-on payments. The […]

The post Government Affairs Update: Protecting the Ambulance Add-ons appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Find out how to get involved with AAA’s advocacy efforts in this short video featuring Tristan North, the American Ambulance Association’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.

The post Video: Getting Involved With AAA Advocacy appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Get the scoop on AAA’s advocacy priorities in this short video featuring Tristan North, the American Ambulance Association’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.

The post Video: AAA Advocacy Priorities with SVP Tristan North appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The AAA 2016 Congressional Ride-Along Toolkit is now available. Congress adjourned on July 15 for their August congressional recess with members of Congress returning home to their districts and states. […]

The post 2016 Ambulance Ride-Alongs appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

On July 12, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on “Strengthening our National Trauma System.”  As part of the hearing, the Subcommittee heard from witnesses […]

The post AAA Submits Testimony on Access to Emergency Medications appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

In an effort to better determine a pattern of Medicare audit issues facing our members, the AAA has launched a survey to identify the different types of audit activity. The […]

The post AAA Launches Medicare Audit Activity Survey appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

On May 13, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report entitled “Claim Review Programs Could Be Improved with Additional Prepayment Reviews and Better Data“. In the report, the GAO […]

The post AAA Issues Response to GAO Claims Report appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The post FDA Issues First Responder Drug Dispenser Guidance appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

Earlier today, AAA representatives participated on an invitation-only stakeholder call in which CMS announced the availability of two new public data sets. The first data set shows through an interactive […]

The post CMS Publishes Medicare Fee-for-Service Provider & Supplier Lists appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its report on the feasibility of collecting cost data from ambulance service providers.  Under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of […]

The post CMS Releases Ambulance Cost Data Collection Report appeared first on American Ambulance Association.

The post AAA Meets with FDA on New Drug Dispenser Regulations appeared first on American Ambulance Association.