The New Wallet Biopsy and Involuntary Patient Transfers Abroad: How Physicians Can Help Protect Patients

Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 19 - 24
Published: Mar 1, 2020
Abstract
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in 1986 was intended to bring an end to incidents of “patient dumping.” However, due to the conflation of various federal legislative provisions, hospitals faced with the prospect of long-term unreimbursed care of an immigrant patient, whether legally present in the United States or not, are in some cases having such patients transported to another country. These transfers are often being...
Paper Details
Title
The New Wallet Biopsy and Involuntary Patient Transfers Abroad: How Physicians Can Help Protect Patients
Published Date
Mar 1, 2020
Volume
50
Issue
2
Pages
19 - 24
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