Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act
Sponsored By: Representative Balint
Introduced
Summary
Expanded Medicare coverage for on-scene, non-transport ambulance care. This bill would let Medicare cover ambulance services that do not include transportation when an ambulance provider or supplier furnishes them. It would apply starting January 1, 2026.
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- Medicare beneficiaries: People on Medicare could receive coverage for ambulance care provided at the scene even if they are not transported.
- Ambulance providers: Providers and suppliers could bill Medicare for on-scene and non-transport services they furnish, regardless of whether they also transport the patient.
- Law change: The bill would amend Section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act to add non-transport ambulance services to the statutory definition of ambulance services.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Medicare pays for on-scene ambulance care
If enacted, Medicare would pay for ambulance care even when the patient is not transported. This would apply to on-scene and support services given on or after January 1, 2026. It would apply when those services are billed by any ambulance provider, even if that provider does not transport you. The bill does not set specific payment amounts. Out-of-pocket changes would depend on later Medicare payment rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Balint
VT • D
Cosponsors
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Doggett
TX • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Lee (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
McDonald Rivet
MI • D
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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