Contrary to popular belief, health providers are not required by law to provide medical services to individuals without insurance. However, emergency rooms in hospitals that participate in Medicare are legally obligated under EMTALA to provide emergency care, regardless of a patient's abilit...
Emergency Care:In emergencies, federal law (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act – EMTALA) prohibits hospitals from denying treatment based on the patient’s ability to pay. If you are facing a medical emergency, you will receive necessary care, regardless of your immediate ability to pay t...
My family comes to me in these situations with my decision and my reasoning for the decision laid out for me (always the same as theirs): “Jimmy you don’t know how to take care of a motorcycle and neither do I, so we’re going to sell this to Ken under these circumstances so we...
such as state laws that ban emergency abortion care for patients when their health is in jeopardy. The Biden administration has argued that depriving people of this care violates theEMTALA, or the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. That federal law requires hospitals to offer health-...