This bill would expand Medicare coverage to include ambulance services that don't involve transporting patients. Currently, Medicare only reimburses ambulance services when they include actual transportation of a patient, but this legislation would allow Medicare to pay for on-scene emergency medical services and support services provided by ambulance crews even if no transportation occurs. The bill affects Medicare beneficiaries and ambulance service providers across the country. The coverage would begin on January 1, 2025, and the reimbursement rate for these non-transport services would be comparable to what Medicare pays for transport services. No specific funding amount is mentioned in the legislation, as it would operate within existing Medicare payment structures.
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