,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and ,mr4  
,sanders7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend title ,,xviii of the ,social  
,security ,act to provide ,medicare     
coverage of ambulance services that do  
not include transportation4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,emergency ,medical ,services           
,reimbursement for ,on-,scene ,care and 
,support ,act4  #b4 ,coverage of        
ambulance services that do not include  
transportation ,section #ahfa7s77#g7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7s77#g77 is amended--   
7#a7 by inserting 7,a7 after 7#g72  7#b7
 in subparagraph 7,a71 as added by      
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and after  
the semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at   
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,b7 notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 

ambulance service includes such services
 described in such subparagraph that are
 furnished on or after ,january #a1     
#bjbe1 to an individual by a provider or
 supplier of ambulance services         
regardless of whether the provider or   
supplier provides the transport for the 
individual at a reimbursement comparable
 to the transport reimbursement2  4