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XXX Emergency XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and Labor XXX (EMTALA) is a U.S. law that XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX capable of XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX cases to XXXXX or XXXXXXXXX an XXXXXXXXXX who requests screening XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX, or requests XXXXXXXXX for a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXX, XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXX, applies XX XXX individuals regardless of XXXXX ability to XXX for XXXXXXXXX, or XXXXX race, religion, creed, insurance XXXXXX or gender. XXX XXX XXXXXX to XXXXXXXXX a ‘de XXXXX’ responsibility for hospitals XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX capable of XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX diagnosis XXX treatment XX do so XXX XXX individuals who XXXXXXX it. (Bitterman, 2006) XXX XXX XXXXXXX for patients XXX XXXX to XXXXXXXXX-capable XXXXXXXXXXX, and does XXX XXXXX XX departments unable to render emergency services, XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. (Hermer, 2006) The XXX requires hospitals to XXXXXX patients XXX XXXXXXXXXXX, stabilize or transfer XXXX XX necessary, and XXXXXX XXXXXXXX transfers XX XXXXXXXXX patients XXXX XXXXX hospitals. XX a XXXXXXX for non-compliance XX EMTALA, XXXXXXXXX can XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX revoked, XXX physicians and hospitals XXX be XXXXX $50,XXX per XXXXXXX. Furthermore, XXXXXXXXX XXX be sued in XXXXX court.
EMTALA XX XXXXXXXXX to the XXXXXXXXXX industry XXX three XXXXXXX: EMTALA expands the scope of the XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX of healthcare providers, XXXXXXXX XXX quality XX healthcare XXXXXXXXXX XXX the uninsured, XXX XXXX an additional XXXX burden to XXXXXXXXX XX an XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. Foremost, EMTALA requires XXXX all hospitals provide XXXXXXXXX treatment XX XXX patients regardless XX XXXXX XXXXXXX XX pay. For example, XX a homeless person XXXX XX money or XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX is XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX a hospital’s emergency XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX an opioid XXXXXXXX that XXX to respiratory XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXX is XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX the homeless XXXXXXXXXX at XXX hospital’s own XXXXXXX. Secondly, XXXXXX improves XXX quality of XXX healthcare XXX XXX uninsured, by XXXXXXXXXXXX a basic XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX for all XXXXXXXX who demand it. (XXXXXXXXXX, 2001) Finally, XXXXXX, as an XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, essentially transfers XXX XXXXXX and rights of emergency XXXXXXXXXX coverage XXXXX to XXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX is XXXX XX a major XXXXXX XX XXXXXX costs in XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX. (XXX, XXXX) EMTALA XXX also been criticized XXX XXXXXXX an upswell in emergency care demand, strains on emergency room XXXXXXXX, XXXXXX ER wait XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX efficiency and higher XXXXXX on healthcare practitioners. XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX has XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX its XXXX XXXXXXXXXX of a medical XXXXXXXXX, XXX uneven XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX its XXXXXX XX a XXXXX for ‘patient XXXXXXX’.(XXX, XXXX)
In XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXX a major XXXXXXXXXXX in ensuring XXXXXXX emergency medical service XXXXXXXX for XXX uninsured when it XXX XXXXXXXX, and was XXXXXXX for its XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX progressiveness, although it XXX XXXX XX XXX XXXX of greater healthcare XXXXX XXX lower XXXXXXXXXX system XXXXXXXXXX.
References
XXXXXXXXX, X. A. (XXXX). XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX services. Emergency XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, 24(3), XXX-577.
Hermer, X. D. (XXXX). The XXXXXXXXX: EMTALA XXX emergency department overcrowding. JL & XXX'y, XX, XXX.
Lee, X. M. (2004). An EMTALA XXXXXX: XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXXX medicine landscape XX XXXXXX compliance and enforcement. XXXXXX XXXXXX X., 13, 145.
XXXXXXXXXX, X. (2001, XXXXXXX). The XXXXXXXXX Medical XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXX Act (XXXXXX): what it is and what it means for physicians. In Baylor XXXXXXXXXX Medical Center Proceedings (Vol. XX, No. 4, pp. XXX-XXX). XXXXXX & XXXXXXX.
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