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Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under the Medicare program.
Summary
This act amends the Medicare program to protect patient access to ground ambulance services. It extends the deadline for payment adjustments from October 1, 2025 to January 1, 2028 for both super rural ambulances and standard ground ambulances. For services furnished between October 1, 2025 and January 1, 2028, the bill provides a 26.7 percent payment increase for super rural ambulances and increases of 4.3 percent and 3.4 percent for other ground ambulance services. These temporary payment increases are designed to help maintain the availability of ambulance services in rural and remote areas.
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Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME)
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
Actions (2)
- May 7, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- May 7, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 7, 2025
Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under the Medicare program.
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 “Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROTECTING PATIENT ACCESS TO MEDICARE GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES.
(a) Super Rural Ambulance.—Section 1834(l)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(12)(A)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking “October 1, 2025” and inserting “January 1, 2028”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “In the case of services furnished on or after October 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028, such percent increase shall be 26.7 percent.”.
(b) Ground Ambulance.—Section 1834(l)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(13)(A)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “October 1, 2025” and inserting “January 1, 2028”;
(2) in clause (i), by inserting “, or 4.3 percent if such service is furnished on or after October 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028” after “2025”; and
(3) in clause (ii), by inserting “, or 3.4 percent if such service is furnished on or after October 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028” after “2025”. <all>
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