The EMTALA law may have been well-meaning but it has been abused by people who are there for non-ER care: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/leg

The EMTALA law may have been well-meaning but it has been abused by people who are there for non-ER care: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/legislation/emergency-medical-treatment-labor-act https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/legislatio... Even 20 years ago, I experienced this directly as someone who paid for their ER care while others came in for non-ER care, and knowing they would not have to ultimately pay for the care they received.