CARE Act of 2025

This bill requires a government health care agency to test a five-year program where Medicare would pay for ground ambulance services even when the ambulance is sent out in response to an emergency call but does not end up taking the patient to a hospital. Right now, Medicare generally only pays when a patient is actually transported. The payment amounts under this program would be similar to what ambulances normally get paid when they do transport someone. The bill also requires a government watchdog agency to study how well Medicare patients can access emergency medical services and how this new program affects their care.

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