CARE Act of 2025
U.S. Congress · HR2538 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-04-01. Latest action: 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.
Summary (plain-language)
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.
Sponsors
- Mike Carey (primary)
- Alma S. Adams
- Joyce Beatty
- Don Bacon
- Janelle S. Bynum
- Jim Costa
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
- Jason Crow
- Jeff Crank
- Donald G. Davis
- Lloyd Doggett
- Monica De La Cruz
- Debbie Dingell
- Sam Graves
- Josh Gottheimer
- Maggie Goodlander
- Josh Harder
- Mike Kelly
- David Kustoff
- Tracey Mann
- Carol D. Miller
- Joseph D. Morelle
- Frank J. Mrvan
- April McClain Delaney
- Analilia Mejia
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Donald Norcross
- Dan Newhouse
- Joe Neguse
- August Pfluger
- Chellie Pingree
- Brittany Pettersen
- Deborah K. Ross
- Patrick Ryan
- Adrian Smith
- Terri A. Sewell
- Lloyd Smucker
- Thomas R. Suozzi
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Andrea Salinas
- Jefferson Shreve
- Glenn Thompson
- Paul Tonko
- Claudia Tenney
- Gabe Vasquez
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Joe Wilson
- Bruce Westerman
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-04-01 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-04-01 | 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. |
Lobbying on this bill
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