Member Alert / Call to Action: September 25, 2023

Congressman Bost and Congressman Zinke Introduce Companion Bill to S.2757

A companion bill to S.2757 - H.R. 5530 - has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12) and Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-1). We've updated our active advocacy campaign online and we again, ask you to show your support for S.2757/H.R.5530 - the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act.

This legislation would protect Veterans' access to emergency ground and air medical services by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to perform a thorough study of the impact of any change to reimbursement rates prior to modifying the current rates.

Please visit our Advocacy Action Center and make use of our template letter to urge your Congressional Representatives to support the legislation to protect emergency transport access for our nation's veterans.

Support S.2757 / H.R.5530 VA Emergency Transportation Access Act HERE

RESOURCES

• H.R. 5530 Press Release, Sept 21st: Zinke Co-Leads Bill Countering VA’s Outdated Emergency Transportation Rule
  
  
• S.2757 Press Release, Sept 13th: Tester, Moran, Murray, Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Rural Veterans’ Access to Lifesaving Emergency Medical Transportation
  
  
• Review bill text here: H.R.5530 and S.2757
  
  
• AAMS has developed key talking points in collaboration with industry partner organizations. If you would like a copy to have for reference should you receive any inquiries about the bill, please email bbeggan@aams.org.
  

AAMS also stands ready to help with inquiries. Please refer contacts to Kyle Sanders, AAMS Public Affairs Advocate at ksanders@thornrun.com.

• S.2757 / H.R.5530 1-pager resource document
  
  
• Joint AAMS & ACCT letters of support for S.2757 and H.R.5530

AAMS would like to thank the Association of Critical Care Transport (ACCT) and the American Ambulance Association (AAA) for their collaboration on the VA issue.