S. 3145 · 119th Congress
CARE Act of 2025
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CollinsSponsor9 cosponsors · 5 D, 4 R
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Welch
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Cassidy
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Klobuchar
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Justice
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Whitehouse
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Capito
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Kim
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Coons
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Hyde-Smith1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Comprehensive Alternative Response for Emergencies Act of 2025 or the CARE Act of 2025
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Nov 6, 2025
Comprehensive Alternative Response for Emergencies Act of 2025 or the CARE Act of 2025
This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a five-year model that provides for Medicare payment for ground ambulance services that do not result in the transport of the patient.
Under the model, Medicare payment may be furnished for ground ambulance services when an ambulance is dispatched in response to an emergency medical call but the ambulance does not end up transporting the patient. Payment rates under the model must generally align with the payment rates that apply when there is an actual transport.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the general access of Medicare beneficiaries to emergency medical services, including the impact of the model on beneficiary access and outcomes.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CARE Act of 2025
Also known as: Comprehensive Alternative Response for Emergencies Act of 2025
Latest action (Nov 6, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7964)
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 6, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.