Pretty good summary of "uncompensated care" here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/03/who-pays-when-someone-without-insurance-shows-up-er/4

Pretty good summary of "uncompensated care" here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/03/who-pays-when-someone-without-insurance-shows-up-er/445756001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/03/who-... The 1985 Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act requires hospitals to provide emergency services "regardless of ability to pay". https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EMTALA/ https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EMT...