• Legislation and regulation impacting ground ambulance and emergency medical services including funding, reimbursement, training, workforce, and the implementation of the No Surprises Act. Pursue additional funding for emergency preparedness and response training for emergency medical service agencies including increased funding under the Rural EMS Grant Program. Seek equitable coverage for all paramedics and emergency medical technicians on workforce and mental health issues. H.R.1666, Legislation to amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under part B of the Medicare program.

Duration: April 1, 2022 to present

General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans

Spending: about $400,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2022: