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  • The holes in EMTALA

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      August 15, 2012 at 10:05 am
      Aaron Carroll

    The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is the law that’s supposed to protect us as a last resort in getting emergency care. But it’s not perfect and has lots of holes. I discuss this in detail in my latest post over at the AcademyHealth blog. Go read!

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