| Constitutionality of Statutory Damage Caps |
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| Constitutionality of Statutory Damage Caps More... |
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| Placebo Therapy and Malpractice |
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| Placebo Therapy and Malpractice More... |
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| Improper Triage and Malpractice |
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| Improper Triage and Malpractice More... |
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| Bankruptcy |
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| The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act |
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| The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law enacted in 1986 to stop the practice of "patient dumping," or turning patients away from emergency rooms based on their lack of ability to pay. Under EMTALA, any hospital that has an emergency room and that receives federal funding must provide any individual coming to its premises with a medical screening examination to determine if an emergency condition or active pregnancy labor exists. If so, the hospital is required to stabilize the patient's condition prior to transferring the patient to another facility, subject to a few narrowly defined exemptions. The transfer must be appropriate and meet certain conditions. More... |
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