Friday, June 23, 2017 2:48:27 PM
That's what ERs are for but Medicaid patients continued to abuse them.
Emergency Room Use Stays High In Oregon Medicaid Study
Will Medicaid expansion save the country money as people stop using expensive emergency rooms for primary care?
Not yet, suggest the latest findings from a landmark study published online Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study of Medicaid patients in Oregon who got Medicaid in 2008 found their ER use stayed high two years after they gained the health insurance coverage — even as they also increased their visits to doctors' offices.
All eyes have been on Oregon to answer this question about ER use because, eight years ago, the state tried an experiment. It wanted to expand Medicaid, but it didn't have the money to cover every eligible resident.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/10/19/498526110/emergency-room-use-stays-high-in-oregon-medicaid-study
Out-of-pocket costs can be as low as zero for the uninsured or just a small co-pay for insured patients.
ANOTHER OBAMACARE FAILURE!
Obamacare Has Barely Made a Dent in ER Visits
A new report shows plenty of Americans still received potentially costly care at the emergency room after the law took effect.
A government report published Thursday (2016) shows Obamacare is still far from achieving one of its goals.
Emergency Room Use Stays High In Oregon Medicaid Study
Will Medicaid expansion save the country money as people stop using expensive emergency rooms for primary care?
Not yet, suggest the latest findings from a landmark study published online Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The study of Medicaid patients in Oregon who got Medicaid in 2008 found their ER use stayed high two years after they gained the health insurance coverage — even as they also increased their visits to doctors' offices.
All eyes have been on Oregon to answer this question about ER use because, eight years ago, the state tried an experiment. It wanted to expand Medicaid, but it didn't have the money to cover every eligible resident.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/10/19/498526110/emergency-room-use-stays-high-in-oregon-medicaid-study
Out-of-pocket costs can be as low as zero for the uninsured or just a small co-pay for insured patients.
ANOTHER OBAMACARE FAILURE!
Obamacare Has Barely Made a Dent in ER Visits
A new report shows plenty of Americans still received potentially costly care at the emergency room after the law took effect.
A government report published Thursday (2016) shows Obamacare is still far from achieving one of its goals.
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