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Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System: Portal Available

Jan 31, 2023

Portal Available to Report, Q&A Session, & Resources

Ground ambulance providers and suppliers:

Starting January 1, 2023, ground ambulance organizations selected in Year 1 and Year 2 are required to report cost, utilization, revenue, and other information to CMS within 5 months after your data collection period ends. Organizations that fail to report may be subject to a 10% payment reduction. 

Ground ambulance organizations selected in Year 3 and Year 4 will begin collecting data in 2023 and reporting data beginning in 2024. 

This email includes information about the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System (GADCS): the portal that’s available for selected organizations in Year 1 and Year 2 to report, an upcoming Q&A session, and a list of resources including newly added tip sheets. See Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System to learn more.

Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System: Portal to Report is Open

Ground ambulance organizations selected in Year 1 and Year 2 must report data starting in 2023, within 5 months after their data collection period ends. Submit your data through the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System (GADCS) portal. Get quick tips on GADCS registration and access.

Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System: Q&A Session — February 23

Thursday, February 23 from 2– 3 pm ET

Register for this webinar.  You’ll get an email confirming your registration and telling you how to join the session.

Do you have questions about the Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System? Join our live Q&A session for all ground ambulance organizations and related stakeholders.

Send questions in advance to AmbulanceDataCollection@cms.hhs.gov with “February 23 Q&A” in the subject line. During the webinar, we’ll answer these and live questions from the chat box.

For more information, see Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System, including: