Medicare Update: New Bill Would Increase Payments Impacting EMS
Outdated reimbursement rates could force EMS agencies to absorb the costs. The law would also increase annual payment amounts in other years using inflation adjustments and expand Medicare ambulance data reporting requirements, including for air ambulance providers. “The RESCUE Act is looking to resolve a cost of living issue where prices have gone up for EMS services but reimbursements have stayed the same for over two decades.
- ▪Outdated reimbursement rates could force EMS agencies to absorb the costs.
- ▪The law would also increase annual payment amounts in other years using inflation adjustments and expand Medicare ambulance data reporting requirements, including for air ambulance providers.
- ▪“The RESCUE Act is looking to resolve a cost of living issue where prices have gone up for EMS services but reimbursements have stayed the same for over two decades.
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By Suzanne BlakeReporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.A bipartisan bill introduced in the House would overhaul how Medicare pays ambulance providers, which some lawmakers say would prevent financial strain on emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in rural communities. The legislation, known as the Reimbursing Emergency Services for Critical Urgent Encounters (RESCUE) Act of 2026, would require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to regularly update Medicare's ambulance fee schedule using current cost data rather than rates based on prior decades-old information."EMS providers and first responders show up for our communities every single…
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