Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) In 1986, Congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) to ensure public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay. Section 1867 of the Social Security Act imposes specific obligations on Medicare-participating hospitals that offer emergency services to provide a medical screening examination (MSE) …
Tag: ACA
Why insurance sucks but why it matters…
Well, the state of Utah managed to outdo itself this week in stupidity. Unlike many states who have ballot referendums, Utah allows the legislature to “adjust” the ballot initiative as needed once it’s approved by the voters. In a sense, does it mean that they rewrote the referendum for their own special interests? That happened …
Seeing patients in clinic
I feel like I need one of those Food Network (Ted Allen) celebrities to say, Karen here has burning with urination, you have 15 minutes, time starts, NOW! Why 15 minutes? Well, that is what our insurance overlords typically pay for us to see anyone. Now you and I know that we take more time …
Dicussions
Or Why Nursie is glad there are not family dinners sometimes Thankfully a night off. The lab coat and stethoscope hung on my hook for the night, and I spent some time just visiting with friends and stuffing myself. Nurses are good at stuffing themselves, you know, simply because you never know when …