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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are often arbitration clauses in agreements. People just
Don’t tend to notice them or even read them. They are enforceable. Here’s the thing. In America you have no right to healthcare except [b]stabilization in an ER. [/quote][/b]

Is stabilization in an ER really a “right”? It used to not  be, when did that become the case? Just curious. [/quote]

EMTALA, 1986. It's been around for about 40 years.

[quote]In 1986, Congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) to ensure public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay. Section 1867 of the Social Security Act imposes specific obligations on Medicare-participating hospitals that offer emergency services to provide a medical screening examination (MSE) when a request is made for examination or treatment for an emergency medical condition (EMC), including active labor, regardless of an individual's ability to pay. Hospitals are then required to provide stabilizing treatment for patients with EMCs. If a hospital is unable to stabilize a patient within its capability, or if the patient requests, an appropriate transfer should be implemented.

https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/legislation/emergency-medical-treatment-labor-act[/quote]

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