When EMTALA collides hospital anti-violence signs, healthcare leaders face challenges ensuring emergency care without deterring patients.
The ongoing case Jhumra v. Orange County Global Medical Center (OCGMC) stems from an alleged delay in care and serves as a stark reminder of the legal obligations for hospitals and medical staffs ...
Psychiatric hospitals turn away patients who need urgent care. The facilities face few consequences.
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3rd Party Has No Right to Bring EMTALA Action Against Hospital Summary Judgment on Stabilization Claim Denied to Ambulance-owning Hospital Increase in ED Visits for Drug-related Suicide Attempts 3rd ...
Physician's Retaliation Suit Under EMTALA Whistleblower Provisions Advances State Peer Review Privilege Only Protects Materials Not Relevant to EMTALA Claim Physician's Retaliation Suit Under EMTALA ...
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), codified in section 1867 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395dd), was enacted in 1986 to ensure that no individual who presents at an ...
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In a somewhat head-scratching series of events last week, the Trump administration got rid of crucial Biden-era guidance reminding hospitals that they must provide patients with emergency abortion ...
On June 3, 2025, the Trump administration rescinded Biden-era federal guidance that affirmed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and specifically reinforced its supremacy in ...
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Hospitals Skirt Infection Reporting to Avoid Penalties Hospitals ...
Although the United States does not guarantee health care as a right, federal law mandates that hospitals cannot deny anyone lifesaving emergency care. However, a new study finds that restrictive ...
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Late one Saturday night in May 2023, Melissa Keele's phone rang. Her son had been found alone in the desert of Colorado's Grand Valley. He was naked; his clothes, phone, keys and car were nowhere to ...
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