Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Archives - American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/tag/department-of-veterans-affairs-va/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:11:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ambulance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-newaaalogosquare-32x32.png Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Archives - American Ambulance Association https://ambulance.org/tag/department-of-veterans-affairs-va/ 32 32 132285478 VA Issues Notice on Delay of Special Modes of Transportation Final Rule https://ambulance.org/2023/12/29/va-delay/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:09:14 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=416802

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]]> 416802 2023 Year-End Government Affairs Update https://ambulance.org/2023/12/21/2023-year-end-government-affairs-update/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:12:48 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=416692 This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

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]]> 416692 VA Final Rule Delayed One Year https://ambulance.org/2023/11/22/416245/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:29:57 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=416245

Hot off the press! The Department of Veteran’s Affairs has announced a one year delay of the VA Final Rule. This delay pushes implementation of the final rule to February […]

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]]> 416245 VA Final Rule on Ambulance Services Update https://ambulance.org/2023/09/01/va-final-rule/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:29:55 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=411096

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]]> 411096 Department of Veterans Affairs Issues Final Rule on Reimbursement for Ambulance Services and Other Special Modes of Transportation https://ambulance.org/2023/02/17/department-of-veterans-affairs-issues-final-rule-on-reimbursement-for-ambulance-services-and-other-special-modes-of-transportation/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 19:25:12 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=394073

On February 16, 2023, the Department of Veterans published in the Federal Register the final rule to revise the payment methodology for beneficiary travel by ambulance and other so-called “special […]

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]]> 394073 VHA Office of Community Care Overview https://ambulance.org/2022/03/01/vha-comm-care/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:15:49 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=356942

From VHA Train In this series of live webinars provider participants will receive an overview of Community Care which includes the background on Community Care programs and the corresponding VA […]

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]]> 356942 Update on AAA Legislative Priorities https://ambulance.org/2019/07/03/update-on-aaa-legislative-priorities/ Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:16:03 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=242423

The American Ambulance Association has been working hard to accomplish the legislative goals of the membership in the 116th Congress. The AAA would like to take this opportunity to provide an […]

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]]> 242423 New SNF PPS Edits Highlight the Importance of Facility Agreements https://ambulance.org/2019/05/16/new-snf-pps-edits-highlight-the-importance-of-facility-agreements/ Thu, 16 May 2019 18:52:51 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=228900

On April 1, 2019, CMS implemented a new series of Common Working File (CWF) edits that are intended to better identify ground ambulance transports that are furnished in connection with […]

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]]> 228900 VA Issues Rule Expanding Coverage of Ambulance Services https://ambulance.org/2018/01/31/va-issues-rule-expanding-coverage-ambulance-services/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 17:09:53 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=121542

Veterans Administration Issues Interim Final Rule Expanding Coverage of Ambulance Services under Millennium Bill On January 9, 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs issued an interim final rule that would […]

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]]> 121542 House Holds Hearing on Veterans Choice Program https://ambulance.org/2017/03/08/house-holds-hearing-veterans-choice-program/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:19:32 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=47096

The House VA Committee hearing started at 7:30 p.m., but it was well-attended and lasted until 10 p.m. The witnesses included Senator John McCain (R-AZ), VA Secretary David Shulkin, and […]

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]]> 47096 Update: House & Senate Approve Veterans Health Care Choice Act https://ambulance.org/2015/07/30/house-approves-hr3236-veterans-choice/ Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:12:15 +0000 http://ambulance.org/?p=3292 ambulance membership

Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve H.R. 3236, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act. Update 2:16 p.m. on July 30: The Senate approved the […]

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