RESCUE Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a permanent, data-driven system to rebase and update Medicare payments for ground and air ambulance services. It would anchor 2028 payment values to recent cost, labor, and uncompensated care data and set regular updates driven by triennial data reviews and CPI changes in non-data years.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Higher Medicare payments for ambulance rides
This bill would change how Medicare pays for ground and air ambulance rides. It would reset payment amounts for services in 2028 to reflect providers' recent costs, including labor and uncompensated care. Starting in 2029, payments would be updated either by a three-year, data-based recalculation (first in 2031) or, in other years, by the annual CPI-U change ending in June. The HHS Secretary would use No Surprises Act data when available, expand air ambulance reporting, publish the basis for adjustments, meet experts by Dec 31, 2028, and send recommendations by July 1, 2029. The bill would not change Medicare benefits or beneficiary cost-sharing.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 7/27/2026
Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/27/2026
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/27/2026
Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/27/2026
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/27/2026
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/27/2026
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 7/27/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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