Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
This bill delays Medicare payment changes for ground ambulance services until 2028 and adds temporary rate increases during a transition period. It directly affects Medicare beneficiaries using ambulance services and ambulance providers who bill Medicare, particularly in rural areas. Key provisions extend the effective date for payment adjustments from October 2025 to January 2028 and establish temporary payment rates: 26.7% for super-rural ambulance services and 4.3% or 3.4% for regular ground ambulance services during the transition period (October 2025-January 2028). These changes aim to prevent sudden payment cuts that could disrupt access to ambulance care.
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Introduced May 7, 2025
Last action May 7, 2025
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May 7, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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May 7, 2025
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upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
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Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
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Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
James C. Justice
RRepublican
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Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Mark R. Warner
DDemocratic
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