119-S1643
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
Last action was on 5-7-2025
SenateCurrent status is Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1643
1. Short title2. Protecting patient access to Medicare ground ambulance services1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025".
2. Protecting patient access to Medicare ground ambulance services
(a) Super rural ambulance - Section 1834(l)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(12)(A)) is amended—
(1) - in the first sentence, by striking "October 1, 2025" and inserting "January 1, 2028"; and
(2) - by adding at the end the following new sentence: "In the case of services furnished on or after October 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028, such percent increase shall be 26.7 percent.".
(b) Ground ambulance - Section 1834(l)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(13)(A)) is amended—
(1) - in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking "October 1, 2025" and inserting "January 1, 2028";
(2) - in clause (i), by inserting ", or 4.3 percent if such service is furnished on or after October 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028" after "2025"; and
(3) - in clause (ii), by inserting ", or 3.4 percent if such service is furnished on or after October 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028" after "2025".