CARE Act of 2025 (S. 3145)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7964)
11/6/2025 • Senate
Summary
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.
Introduced in Senate • 11/6/2025
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November 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7964)
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· Congress.gov, CRS, USAspending, FEC, LDA · Record updated Jul 24, 2026
- Congress.govLibrary of CongressStatus, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and textRecord updated Jul 24, 2026 · Loaded Oct 30, 2026, 1:47 PM ET
- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Introduced in Senate” version, Nov 6, 2025 · Loaded Oct 30, 2026, 1:47 PM ET
- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
- FEC filingsFederal Election CommissionFunding & Lobbying section
- Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the HouseFunding & Lobbying section
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