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Presumptive Eligibility for Medicaid

A provision that allows providers to treat (and be reimbursed for) patients who they presume to be eligible for Medicaid, even if that patient is not yet enrolled (or is later deemed ineligible).

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act

Federal law requiring hospitals that participate in Medicare to screen and stabilize patients needing emergency care, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.…