# 119-s-2518: Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025

119-s-2518, Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-26).

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- As of: 2026-06-26
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2518
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**Creates a data-driven process to set Medicare payments for air ambulance services.** The bill would require air ambulance providers to submit cost, revenue, and utilization data every 3 years and would let the Secretary revise the Medicare fee schedule using that data and transparent stakeholder input.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Changes to Medicare air ambulance payments: mixed, high. If enacted, HHS would be allowed to change Medicare Part B payment rates for air ambulance services. HHS could use data already collected under section 106 and new reports from air ambulance providers. Providers would have to send cost, use, and Part B revenue data every three years. HHS must finis…

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- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.
- 119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.

## Sources
- [119-s-2518 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2518)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2518 (as of 2026-06-26).