Emergency Medical Treatment

1 in 4 Child Deaths After E.R. Visits Are Preventable, Study Finds

If every emergency room in the United States were fully prepared to treat children, thousands of lives would be saved and the cost would be $11.84 or less per child, researchers found.

By Emily Baumgaertner

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How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients

Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, a Times investigation found.

By Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas

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What to Know About the Federal Law at the Heart of the Latest Supreme Court Abortion Case

The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, known as EMTALA, requires hospitals to provide medically necessary care to stabilize patients in emergency situations.

By Pam Belluck

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Just What the (Urgent Care) Doctor Ordered

Urgent care centers are on every corner: “You’re never more than three minutes away from pizza, a deli or a doctor willing to help.”

By Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg

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