As the Congressional Budget Committees draft their Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolutions, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) urges caution in reducing Medicaid spending.   

Communities across the nation rely on 24/7 availability of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for the sick, injured, elderly, and disabled. In many communities, EMS is the safety net for care.

EMS receives significant funding from the Medicaid program, and we ask that Congress consider the impact that reducing this support will have on the availability of ambulance service throughout the country and reject Medicaid reductions. EMS agencies are already struggling with below cost Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement that has resulted in ambulance deserts and delays in lifesaving care.   

NAEMT can bring achievable savings and efficient solutions to the table through support of Treat-in-Place (TIP) and Mobile Integrated Healthcare/Community Paramedicine (MIH/CP) initiatives.