Advocacy

EmergyCare at Capitol

Medicare Ambulance Add-Ons Bill

  • Background: On March 14, the U.S. Senate passed the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R. 1968), which extends the current Medicare ambulance add-on payments until September 30, 2025.

  • Action Needed: The Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2232) was reintroduced on March 18, 2025, and aims to extend the add-on payments at the current levels until January 1, 2028.

    • 2% urban

    • 3% rural

    • 22.6% super rural

  • Call to Action: Ask Congress to support this bill.   CLICK HERE 

EMS Workforce Shortage Bill

  • Background: The EMS system faces a critical shortage of personnel, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Action Needed: The Preserve Access to Rapid Ambulance Emergency Medical Treatment Act (PARA-EMT Act, H.R. 2220), introduced on March 18, 2025, proposes $50 million in funding for a grant program to recruit and train paramedics and EMTs, ease transitions for veterans into EMS roles, and conduct a study on the workforce shortage.

  • Call to Action: Ask Your Representative to cosponsor this bill to help address the EMS staffing crisis.   CLICK HERE