EMTALA

Study Shows Dumping Continues

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A study in the most recent edition of Health Affairs confirms that patient dumping is running rampant in Denver area hospitals in spite of EMTALA laws. Sara Rosenblum, lead investigator, called for aggressive enforcement of EMTALA by a government unit rather than relying on patient and hospital complaints. Denver is one of a number of major cities where hospitals … Read more

Is EMTALA Unconstitutional?

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The blogs are ablaze with the idea that the Obamacare ruling by the Supreme Court now makes it likely that EMTALA will be successfully challenged in the Courts as Unconstitutional. The odd thing is that it is coming from supporters of Obamacare as an accusation that Tea Party supporters will take this approach. And they are suggesting it might win. … Read more