LD-2 disclosure · 2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
Client
- Location
- Virginia · United States of America
Registrant
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lobbying activities
6 issuesMedicare/Medicaid
Lobbied on the Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act (H.R. 2232, S.1643) to extend and raise the percentages of temporary increases in Medicare payments for ground ambulance services. Educated congressional offices and committees on mandatory past due changes in geographical designation of zip codes under the Medicare ambulance fee schedule following the 2020 Census. Lobbied on the FY2025 Budget and Budget Reconciliation process on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) to mitigate the impact of changes to Medicaid enrollment policy on ground ambulance service organizations and to provider tax programs. Lobbied on the Comprehensive Alternative Response for Emergencies Act of 2025 (H.R. 2538) to create a CMMI demonstration project on the reimbursement of ambulance response without transport, and the draft Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act. Lobbied on the Community Paramedicine Act (H.R. 4011) to provide local governments and partners with funding to furnish mobile integrated healthcare. Engaged with congressional offices on the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act (PEAKS Act) (H.R. 3378, S.1960). Lobbied in support of reducing the amount of the copay for critical ambulance services for patients in Medicare Advantage plans.
LobbyistsTRISTAN NORTH
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Health Issues
Educated congressional offices and committees on the local oversight and rate controls of ground ambulance service organizations and the requirements placed on such organizations as 9-1-1 emergency medical services as well first responders. And the challenges that ground ambulance service organizations, which are predominately small entities providing medical services to individual communities, face in receiving adequate reimbursement from payors. Lobbied in support of the final report of the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee.