Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would temporarily increase Medicare payments to protect access to ground ambulance services in rural and very remote areas. It delays the standard base-rate reset to January 1, 2028 while boosting payments during the October 1, 2025–January 1, 2028 window.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Higher Medicare payments for ambulances
This bill would raise Medicare payments for ground ambulance rides furnished from October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. During that period, payments for services covered by clause (i) would be 4.3% higher and services covered by clause (ii) would be 3.4% higher. Super Rural ambulance services would get a 26.7% increase for the same dates. The bill would also push the normal baseline change to January 1, 2028. These increases would apply per ambulance trip when the provider is enrolled in Medicare.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
ME • R
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 5/12/2025
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/12/2025
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 5/22/2025
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Roger Wicker
MS • R
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]
WV • R
Sponsored 7/8/2025
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 7/23/2025
John Boozman
AR • R
Sponsored 7/28/2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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