Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, which required emergency rooms to provide emergency health care to anyone, regardless of immigration ...

Here & Now‘s Deborah Becker speaks with Dr. Nisha Verma about a federal law that supersedes state abortion bans called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Verma is a board-certified and ...

On June 3, 2025, the Trump administration rescinded Biden-era federal guidance that affirmed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and specifically reinforced its supremacy in ...

A 66-year-old woman, Mrs R, was brought into the emergency department (ED) by ambulance at 5:30 AM. The night before, a hurricane had passed through the area, creating devastation and a large-scale ...

For many communities, especially in rural and underserved areas, emergency departments (EDs) are the only available point of access for timely healthcare. Most emergency departments are legally ...

The Trump administration has rescinded July 2022 guidance that allowed physicians to perform emergency abortions.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 ...

DENVER — Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would require emergency departments, including labor and delivery departments, to care for patients regardless of their ability to pay and other ...