Coverage of Emergency Services D-130.989

Our AMA: (1) will promote legislation, regulation, or both to require all health payers to utilize the AMA’s definition of “emergency medical condition”; (2) will promote legislation, regulation, or both to require all health payers, including ERISA plans and Medicaid fee-for-service, to cover emergency services according to AMA policy; and (3) in conjunction with interested national medical specialty societies, continue to work expeditiously toward a comprehensive legislative solution to the continued expansion of EMTALA and problems under its current rules.