Define the benefit package & cost sharing

Months 0–12 · Congress (statutory categories); UHA Chief Medical Officer; HTA InstituteDiscuss this step

EMTALA (emergency treatment requirement)

continues—Federal insurance & health law

Today

Hospitals must screen and stabilize anyone, which generates uncompensated care.

Under the plan

Continues; uncompensated care for residents disappears because everyone is covered.

Trade-off

Emergency departments no longer serve as the de facto safety net.