tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 2

EMTALA: PROVIDERS GET RELIEF ON EMTALA MANDATE

ER care for illegal immigrants doesn't have to be a total loss.  Hospitals and physicians tired of writing off emergency room care provided to uninsured illegal immigrants can take some comfort in a little-noticed provision in the Medicare reform legislation. The bill, signed into law Dec. 10, includes a provision that would establish $1 billion worth of funding for 2005 through 2009 to reimburse providers for care provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. EMTALA mandates that hospitals provide a medical screening examination to all patients who arrive at their doors and stabilize their condition...

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