S 1643 · in committee · major
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill extends higher Medicare payment rates for ground ambulance services in rural areas through January 2028.
- Rural ambulance providers and Medicare beneficiaries in remote areas are affected by this payment policy.
- The bill increases reimbursement rates for ambulance services starting October 2025 with no new spending authority mentioned.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might higher Medicare reimbursement rates for rural ambulance services affect the availability and quality of emergency medical care in remote communities?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between increasing ambulance provider payments and other healthcare spending priorities under Medicare's budget constraints?
- 03
What evidence supports that current payment rates have caused rural ambulance providers to reduce service coverage or close operations?
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Sponsor · D-NV
Catherine Cortez Masto
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
18/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-05-07
Joining the bill

Jeff Merkley
D-OR · original

Shelley Moore Capito
R-WV · original

Bill Cassidy
R-LA · original

Peter Welch
D-VT · original

Susan M. Collins
R-ME · original

Jeanne Shaheen
D-NH

Amy Klobuchar
D-MN

Marsha Blackburn
R-TN

Mark R. Warner
D-VA

Markwayne Mullin
R-OK

Roger F. Wicker
R-MS

James C. Justice
R-WV
+ 6 more
Legislative timeline
2025-05-07 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-05-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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