Can hospitals deny a patient with a life threatening illness treatment if they do not have health insurance?

Posted on Apr 27, 2008 under Insurance Information |

6 Responses to “Can hospitals deny a patient with a life threatening illness treatment if they do not have health insurance?”

  1. nicholasagustin Says:

    yes if it doesnt require immediate service,like a person with a severe alergy or a person having an asma attack.

  2. wildheavenfarm Says:

    Private hospitals definitely can. I don't believe public hospitals are allowed to.

  3. shopacholic2000 Says:

    I think the rule is that if someone is in an unstable condition, they have to treat them, but once they stabalize the patient, they can kick them out

  4. If it is a private hospital YES they can. However, public hospitals that are the regional provider, also known as "Phil Burton" hospitals. The Phil Burton act established that regional public care hospitals cannot turn anyone away based on the ability to pay for care.

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