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Health Law and Policy

2018

Colorado

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Researching Colorado Health Law, Kerri Rowe Jan 2018

Researching Colorado Health Law, Kerri Rowe

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Emtala's Impact On Patients' Rights In Colorado Emergency Rooms, Jack Vihstadt Jan 2018

Emtala's Impact On Patients' Rights In Colorado Emergency Rooms, Jack Vihstadt

University of Colorado Law Review

During the Reagan Administration, Congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to crack down on hospital emergency departments (EDs) that were refusing to treat poor patients. The Act prohibited EDs from screening patients based on their ability to pay. Thirty years later, EDs have used provisions of the Act to dodge questions from curious patients about their treatment options and costs. In 2016, two Democrats introduced a bill into the Colorado General Assembly that would provide a warning to emergency department patients without an emergency condition that an urgent care center or a primary care physician may …