Healthcare Finance News July 5, 2024
HHS sends letter to hospitals, physician groups clarifying the law for emergency treatment.
The Supreme Court has ruled that abortions for life-saving care in Idaho is legal, at least for now.
This means that hospitals and emergency room physicians don’t have to second guess whether the care they’re providing is criminal, but the SCOTUS decision also kicked the can down the road by not ruling on the merits of the case.
On June 27, in a 6-3 decision SCOTUS dismissed two consolidated cases, Moyle vs. United States and Idaho vs. United States. Both addressed access to abortions in emergency circumstances. The Justices’ dismissal upholds a lower court order blocking Idaho from enforcing its abortion ban in emergency medical situations....
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