Senate bill · S. 2518 (119th Congress)
Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Michael F. Bennet (U.S. Senator for Colorado, Democratic)
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Summary
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.
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Committee
Senate Committee on Finance · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
13
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- Republican7
- Democratic6
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- Ben Ray Luján
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Mark R. Warner
- Marsha Blackburn
- Martin Heinrich
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Steve Daines
- Ted Budd
- Tim Scott
- Tim Sheehy
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Full history
- Jul 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Jul 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jul 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jul 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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