The plan also falls short in its treatment of the root cause of the crisis: housing.

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"Both the initial treatment that addresses the root cause and the follow-up can be revamped, " Topol said.

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The mandate barring American hospitals from denying treatment to anyone who lands in emergency--the root of the supposed freeloader problem--certainly imposes a heavy burden on some hospitals, especially in inner cities.

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