Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- S. 1643
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-05-07: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Last Updated
- 2025-12-02T12:03:45Z
Official Summary
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
This bill extends a specialized rate increase for Medicare payment of ground ambulance services in rural areas until January 1, 2028, and provides for a higher rate increase for services furnished between October 1, 2025, and January 1, 2028.
Sponsor
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Cosponsors (18)
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Recent Actions
- 2025-05-07: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-05-07: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025 — issued 2025-05-07 — PDF (2 pages)