Michael Hall, Author at American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/author/mhall/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:22:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ambulance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-newaaalogosquare-32x32.png Michael Hall, Author at American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/author/mhall/ 32 32 132285478 That Special Time of Year (President’s Perspective) https://ambulance.org/2016/10/11/special-time-year-presidents-perspective/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:55:17 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=24444

That time of the year is rapidly approaching… no, not the elections, Thanksgiving, or Christmas, but the American Ambulance Association Annual Meeting—November 7 through 9. Last year, our Annual Conference […]

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]]> 24444 Submit Comments on Proposed Rule to CY2016 Fee Schedule Changes https://ambulance.org/2015/09/02/submit-comments-on-proposed-rule-to-cy2016-fee-schedule-changes/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:18:05 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=3733

  On July 8, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a copy of its proposed rule for changes to the Medicare ambulance fee schedule for 2016.  […]

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]]> 3733 Ask Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor Permanent Medicare Relief Legislation https://ambulance.org/2015/06/03/ask-your-members-of-congress-to-cosponsor-permanent-medicare-relief-legislation-6/ Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:30:25 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=1749

Yesterday morning, Congressmen Walden, Welch, Nunes and Neal sent a Dear Colleague to their fellow members of the House of Representatives asking them to cosponsor the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud […]

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]]> 1749 Ask Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor Permanent Medicare Relief Legislation https://ambulance.org/2015/06/03/ask-your-members-of-congress-to-cosponsor-permanent-medicare-relief-legislation-5/ Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:14:48 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=1745

Yesterday morning, Congressmen Walden, Welch, Nunes and Neal sent a Dear Colleague to their fellow members of the House of Representatives asking them to cosponsor the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud […]

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]]> 1745 Senate Delays Vote on SGR Repeal Package https://ambulance.org/2015/03/27/senate-delays-vote-on-sgr-repeal-package/ Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:23:52 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=934

Early this morning after completing action on a FY 2016 Senate Budget Resolution, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that the Senate would not act on legislation (H.R. 2) […]

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]]> 934 House Votes in Favor of Permanent Doc Fix, Bill Moves to the Senate https://ambulance.org/2015/03/26/house-votes-in-favor-of-permanent-doc-fix-bill-moves-to-the-senate/ Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:20:27 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=932

Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 2, doing away with Medicare’s sustainable growth-rate formula and passing a permanent doc fix. The 392-37 vote was […]

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]]> 932 House SGR Repeal Package Contains Ambulance Relief Extension https://ambulance.org/2015/03/24/house-sgr-repeal-package-contains-ambulance-relief-extension/ Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:50:24 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=929

Earlier today, House Republican and Democratic leadership released the complete package (H.R. 2) for a permanent fix to the physician fee schedule. I am happy to report that the AAA […]

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]]> 929 Advocate for Permanent Medicare Ambulance Relief https://ambulance.org/2015/02/06/advocate-for-permanent-medicare-ambulance-relief-2/ Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:03:34 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=1117

The U.S. House of Representatives is currently developing a package on a permanent fix to the physician fee schedule. House Speaker John Boehner recently announced the effort for a permanent […]

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]]> 1117 Permanent Medicare Ambulance Relief Bills Introduced in Congress https://ambulance.org/2015/02/06/permanent-medicare-ambulance-relief-bills-introduced-in-congress/ Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:05:12 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=1738

I am extremely happy to report our Senate and House champions on Medicare ambulance relief introduced on Wednesday the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015 (S. […]

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