Full Committee Hearing

“Oversight of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Payment Policies for Ambulance Services.”

Date: November 15, 2001
Time: 9:15am
Location: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Member Statements

Senator

Joseph I.

Lieberman

(ID -
 CT)

Witnesses

Panel I

The Honorable

Thomas A.

Scully

Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Panel II

Mark D.

Lindquist, M.D.

Medical Director, Emergency Department

St. Mary’s Regional Health

Panel II

Gary L.

Wingrove

EMT-P

Gold Cross Ambulance Service

Panel II

Mark D.

Meijer

President

Life E.M.S. Ambulance

Panel II

Dr.

James N.

Pruden, FACHEP

Chairman

New Jersey EMS Coalition

Panel III

Laura A.

Dummit

Director, Health Care - Medicare Payment Issues

United States General Accounting Office

Panel III

Lori

Moore, EMT, MPH

Assistant to the General President for EMS Services

International Association of Firefighters

Panel III

Chief

John

Sinclair

Secretary, Emergency Medical Services Section

International Association of Fire Chiefs