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  2. Health care prices in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S., the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act requires that hospitals treat all patients in need of emergency medical care without considering patients' ability to pay for service. [27] This government mandated care places a cost burden on medical providers, as critically ill patients lacking financial resources must be treated.

  3. Emergency department - Wikipedia

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    The main patient area inside the Mobile Medical Unit operated in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own ...

  4. Hospital - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, freestanding emergency rooms, which transfer patients that require inpatient care to hospitals, were popularised in the 1970s [59] and have since expanded rapidly across the United States. [59] The Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of health careservices in the world. [60]

  5. Emergency rooms fill up fast. Here are top 10 reasons why ...

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    According to numbers gathered from the CDC, more than 12 million people go to the ER each year for stomach and abdominal issues.

  6. Why Americans pay so much more for health care in 2024 - AOL

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    Everything in American health care seems to cost more, across the board, year after year. Millions of insurance claims get denied. Medical debt routinely drives patients into bankruptcy.

  7. When and why urgent care centers may be better option to the ...

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    University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center has two urgent care locations, where board-certified providers are prepared to treat patients.

  8. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act - Wikipedia

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    The cost of emergency care required by EMTALA is not covered directly by the federal government, so it has been characterized as an unfunded mandate. [6] In 2009, uncompensated care represents 55% of emergency room care, and 6% of total hospital costs. [7]

  9. Oahu emergency rooms overcrowded as demand on West side grows

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    Jan. 13—The new year is starting off with a bang, and not in a good way, with emergency rooms across Oahu experiencing a surge in patients. Most are running at over-capacity.