3. Cosponsors
of Permanent Medicare Ambulance Relief Bills
The Medicare
Ambulance Access Preservation Act (MAAPA) was introduced in
the Senate by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Pat Roberts
(R-KS), Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and in the
House by Congressmen Richard Neal (D-MA) and Fred Upton (R-MI).
MAAPA would provide a permanent 6% Medicare increase for
transports originating in an urban or rural area and permanently
extend the bonus base payment of 22.6% for transports
originating in super rural areas. The AAA is currently pushing
for extensions of current Medicare ambulance relief as well as
encouraging Members of Congress to cosponsor MAAPA.
Current
Cosponsors of the MAAPA
Below is a list,
current as of today, of members of Congress who have officially
been added as cosponsors to MAAPA.
AL: Sen. Jeff
Sessions
AR: Sen. Blanche
Lincoln, Sen. Mark Pryor
CA: Rep. Devin
Nunes
CT: Rep. Rosa
DeLauro: Rep. Chris Murphy
GA: Sen. Saxby
Chambliss, Sen. Johnny Isakson
IA: Sen. Tom Harkin
KS: Sen. Pat
Roberts
LA: Sen. Mary
Landrieu
ME: Sen. Susan
Collins, Rep. Michael Michaud
MP: Del. Gregorio
Sablan
MA: Sen. John
Kerry, Rep. Richard Neal, Rep. James McGovern
MI: Sen. Debbie
Stabenow, Rep. Fred Upton, Rep. Dale Kildee, Rep. Bart Stupak,
Rep. Mark Schauer
MN: Sen. Amy
Klobuchar
MS: Sen. Thad
Cochran
MO: Sen. Kit Bond
MT: Sen. Jon Tester
NV: Rep. Shelley
Berkley
NJ: Sen. Frank
Lautenberg, Rep. Steven Rothman, Rep. Albio Sires
NY: Sen. Charles
Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Paul Tonko
NH: Sen. Jeanne
Shaheen
ND: Sen. Kent
Conrad, Sen. Byron Dorgan
OH: Rep. Patrick
Tiberi
OR: Rep. Peter
DeFazio
PA: Rep. Jim
Gerlach, Rep. Tim Murphy, Rep. Tim Holden
RI: Sen. Sheldon
Whitehouse, Rep. James Langevin
SD: Rep. Stephanie
Sandlin Herseth
VT: Sen. Patrick
Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Peter Welch
WA: Rep. Doc
Hastings
WV: Rep. Nick
Rahall
WI: Rep. Steve
Kagen
