CARE Act of 2025
Sponsor

- Progressive Groups$22,500k
- Conservative Groups$7,995k
- Climate & Environment$5,002k
Full profile: /officials/C001035
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (9)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Peter Welch (D-VT)Original· 2025-11-06
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)· 2025-12-08
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)· 2025-12-08
- James C. Justice (R-WV)· 2025-12-18
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)· 2025-12-18
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)· 2026-01-05
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)· 2026-01-05
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)· 2026-04-29
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)· 2026-04-29
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7964)
2025-11-06
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Previously
- Senate Committee on FinanceReferred To · 2025-11-06
- Finance CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-06
Plain-English 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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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