How Do You Get Medical Treatment Without Health Insurance?
It’s a fact, more and more Americans are going without health insurance as insurance quotes rise and the charges at the doctor’s office skyrocket. What options are available for those needing medical care that don’t have the financial means to pay out of their pocket? Step 1 Find out about the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) if you were recently laid off from your job and you had health insurance. The EMTALA Act insists that insurance companies provide continuing health insurance for individuals, at a reduced rate,if they were enrolled in a health plan at work. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4472860/amb_Full.jpg’); }); Emergency care is a right of every citizen. Go to the Emergency Room even if you can’t afford the health care cost if a medical emergency exists. Hospitals must treat emergency victims although they may turn down non-emergencies. Step 3 Go