The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), codified in section 1867 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395dd), was enacted in 1986 to ensure that no individual who presents at an ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently rescinded its July 2022 guidance titled “Reinforcement of EMTALA Obligations specific to Patients who are Pregnant or are Experiencing ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has pulled Biden-era guidance telling hospital emergency departments to provide abortion services as stabilizing care regardless of state law. The ...

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CMS is seeking comment on whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act should be revised to apply to inpatients that need transfers to more specialized facilities, according to an AHA News ...

This week, nearly two dozen state attorneys general told hospitals they are still obligated under law to provide emergency abortion care services despite the federal government’s apparent shift on the ...

EMTALA remains the law, despite the Trump administration's revocation of related guidance, causing potential confusion among healthcare providers. The Dobbs decision has worsened women's health ...

The American Hospital Association has submitted comments to CMS in support of its decision to maintain current Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act regulations. Specifically, the AHA praised CMS ...

The Trump administration has rescinded July 2022 guidance that allowed physicians to perform emergency abortions. On Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Tuesday that they were rescinding 2022 federal guidance to health care providers specifying that ...