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Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.
Summary
The bill would expand Medicare coverage to include ambulance services that do not include transportation, effective January 1, 2026. Currently, Medicare covers ambulance services primarily when they include transport to a hospital or medical facility. The bill would allow Medicare to pay ambulance providers for on-scene emergency medical services and other support services even when the patient is not transported. These non-transport ambulance services would be reimbursed at rates comparable to transport ambulance services. This would provide coverage for emergency medical responders who attend to patients at the scene but do not need to transport them.
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Sponsor (1)
8 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Becca Balint’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $14,775
- STATE OF VERMONT $10,516
- INVARIANT $10,400
- GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS $6,817
- BEACHWOLD $5,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Becca Balint → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 30, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Jan 30, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 30, 2026
Ms. Balint (for herself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Norton, Mr. Carson, Ms. Sewell, and Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act”.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF AMBULANCE SERVICES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION.
Section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(7)) is amended—
(1) by inserting “(A)” after “(7)”;
(2) in subparagraph (A), as added by paragraph (1), by inserting “and” after the semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), ambulance service includes such services described in such subparagraph that are furnished on or after January 1, 2026, 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 reimbursement;”. <all>
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