Hospitals have long before obamACAre had many rights under law to keep hostages by whatever means possible. If one has the courage to sign out "against medical advice" and one cannot be classed as unable to make this decision (a minor, an elder, a gun owner, a public nuisance, etc.), then one may overcome all the active and passive steps necessary to escape the hostage crisis. This phenomenon was not significantly increased in 2010, what was increased was the many passive and active protocols that can be brought to bear to convince the sovereign citizen to yield sovereignty to the hostage taker.
Hospitals have long before obamACAre had many rights under law to keep hostages by whatever means possible. If one has the courage to sign out "against medical advice" and one cannot be classed as unable to make this decision (a minor, an elder, a gun owner, a public nuisance, etc.), then one may overcome all the active and passive steps necessary to escape the hostage crisis. This phenomenon was not significantly increased in 2010, what was increased was the many passive and active protocols that can be brought to bear to convince the sovereign citizen to yield sovereignty to the hostage taker.
A lot of insurance companies deny coverage if the pt signs out AMA.