S. 2518 · 119th Congress
Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025
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BennetSponsor13 cosponsors · 6 D, 7 R
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Blackburn
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Budd
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Cortez Masto
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Daines
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Heinrich
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Scott
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Schatz
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Sheehy
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Warner
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Capito
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Luján
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Hickenlooper
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Tuberville1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill authorizes payment changes under Medicare for air ambulance services based on certain collected data and requires additional reporting from providers of these services.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 29, 2025
Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025
This bill authorizes payment changes under Medicare for air ambulance services based on certain collected data and requires additional reporting from providers of these services.
Current law requires providers of air ambulance services to report certain information regarding general costs and utilization to the Department of Health and Human Services; private health insurers are also required to report information relating to coverage of these services. The bill authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to revise payment rates under Medicare for air ambulance services based on this data, and it requires providers of air ambulance services to specifically report information relating to costs and utilization under Medicare.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the data that is collected under current law requirements and to recommend changes to Medicare payment rates accordingly.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025
Latest action (Jul 29, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 29, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.