The 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, or EMTALA, mandated that hospitals offering emergency services must ensure that all patients receive equivalent care, regardless of their ability to pay.
Getting out of the Insurance Game
Transitioning to a cash-only practice can increase your income-and your career satisfaction
Prescription Drug Benefit Primer
This January, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, created by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), took effect.
Patients, Surgeons May Pay the Price for Cosmetic Surgery Tax
Several states have considered taxing cosmetic surgical procedures, and one has passed legislation requiring a 6% tax on such procedures.
A Myth of Modern Medicine: ‘There are 40 million Americans with No Access to Health Care’
In June of 2003, Maine enacted a law creating Dirigo Health, which is Maine’s attempt to provide free or heavily subsidized health insurance coverage for the estimated 136,000 citizens who do not have health insurance.
A Look at National Health Spending
Spending growth has slowed, and docs are increasing practice volume and intensity to keep up