ER Stories: “It is my feeling that by telling the guy how much he will be charged before being treated (even if the surgeon did not realistically expect to get much money in the case) WAS perceived by the man as a barrier. Thus, it is probably technically a violation.”
Knowing costs can be an EMTALA violation
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