That should have been included with the mandate. However, the lack of funding is a more compelling argument to remove the Federal mandate than to unconstitutionally allocate Federal taxes for something that's not in the U.S. Constitution.rwg3 wrote: To put it simply, if hospitals are required to provide care to all who show up in their emergency rooms regardless of ability to pay, then there should be a payment source to reimburse for this service.
General police power properly lies with the individual States, not the United States.