re: #239 lawhawk

And if it can be shown that the issue was insurance, then the hospital broke federal law - Emergency Medical and Treatment Labor Act (EMTLA). EMTLA, passed way back in 1986, prohibits the denial of care to indigent or uninsured patients based on a lack of ability to pay.

Hospitals often get around that requirement by “stabilizing” a patient and then discharging as soon as possible.

They will claim that is all they were required to do.