Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2232
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2025-03-18
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill extends the specialized rate increase for Medicare payment of ground ambulance services in rural areas for an additional three years (until January 1, 2028).</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2232 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2025 Ms. Tenney (for herself, Ms. Sewell , Mr. Bentz , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Carey , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , and Ms. Perez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under part B of the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025 . 2. Protecting patient access to ground ambulance services Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(l) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking 2025 and inserting 2028 ; and (2) in paragraph (13)(A), by striking 2025 each place it appears and inserting 2028 in each such place.