New federal form streamlines hospital complaint process

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has constructed a website for anyone who believes their rights under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) have been violated. Hospitals found to have violated EMTALA risk losing federal Medicare funding, which is a significant source of money for nearly every American hospital. The Biden administration has reminded hospitals that it considers an abortion part of the stabilizing care that EMTALA requires facilities to provide — setting up a Supreme Court fight with Idaho.

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