Andylusion
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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) when a request is made for examination or treatment for an emergency medical condition (EMC), including active labor, regardless of an individual's ability to pay. Hospitals are then required to provide stabilizing treatment for patients with EMCs. If a hospital is unable to stabilize a patient within its capability, or if the patient requests, an appropriate transfer should be implemented.
Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) | CMS
A temporary hospital lockdown to deal with a breakout of Covid-19 infected patients & staff is a different matter.
Answer the question the mod asked
We want to know what hospitals are you talking about ?
The Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) clearly states Medicare-participating hospitals. If you want the list, kindly do your own Google search.
What should be asked is whether Andylusion is aware if any Medicare participating hospitals refused emergency treatment to those "uncountable individuals".
I believe that the article was referring to effects in Germany.
I have *heard* of people saying their cancer treatment was in fact delayed due to the current situation.
Now I emphasize *heard* because I have no hard data on that.