Several studies have looked at the effects of the drug on treating seizures and nerve pain. Nerve Pain After Shingles. Several studies have evaluated the effectiveness of gabapentin for treating nerve pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia. People who took the drug experienced less pain, compared to those not taking it.
EMTALA. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) was included in the COBRA legislation of 1986. It was promulgated to combat the discriminatory practice of some hospitals transferring, discharging, or refusing to treat indigent patients coming to the emergency department because of the high cost associated with diagnosing and treating these patients with emergency medical conditions.
Emergency Care - EMTALA Implementation and Enforcement Issues, published in June 2001 by the General Accounting Office, in PDF format - Acrobat Reader needed. If you wish to contact CMS for any reason, including making an admininstrative complaint about a particular case, the contact procedure has changed.