I know that Medical facilities must treat emergency patients without insurance, but what about long term care?!


Question: I know that Medical facilities must treat emergency patients without insurance, but what about long term care.?
For instance, if a patient without insurance goes into the ER with elbow pain, and it turns out they have cancer, are the medical practitioners required to treat the cancer as well.?Health Question & Answer


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All medical facilities are required to treat life threatening medical emergencies--it's not just any "emergency"; it has to be considered a "life-threatening emergency"; so just walking into an ER complaining of elbow pain does not count.

The common practice for hospitals that get no government funding for the uninsured, would be to then transfer uninsured patients to another hospital as soon as the patient is medically stable to transport.Health Question & Answer


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Patients without insurance get the ER treatment only. Uninsured people generally do not qualify for long-term healthcare without paying out of pocket. Health Question & Answer

No such requirement exists (in the US). Health Question & Answer



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