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The Scapegoat: Emtala And Emergency Department Overcrowding, Laura Hermer
The Scapegoat: Emtala And Emergency Department Overcrowding, Laura Hermer
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Part I of this article briefly discusses the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act's salient provisions. Part II examines the history of emergency care and changes in healthcare organization and finance affecting the provision of charity care-topics which are significant in unraveling the alleged effects EMTALA has had on the healthcare system. Part III examines policy issues raised by EMTALA within our present system of health insurance and healthcare organization and finance.
This article reaches two conclusions. First, EMTALA, while a poor and archaic fit with our present system of healthcare delivery and finance, in fact has helped to …