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HR7277119th CongressWALLET

Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act

Sponsored By: Representative Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]

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, Becca [D-VT-At Large]

VT • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2026

  • Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2026

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2026

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2026

  • Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 1/30/2026

  • Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2026

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/23/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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