Someone wrote in [community profile] daredevilkink 2015-07-22 01:40 am (UTC)

Re: Are Americans charged for emergency hospital care?

OP - I came across this horrifying little tidbit while researching this:

"Expanding health insurance coverage for the poor leads to a significant increase in costly emergency room visits, according to a new study."

Like.... No shit, now that people are insured they can actually AFFORD to visit the ER, whereas before they would have just suffered/died without seeking medical attention. Mind-boggling!

:-|


http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/03/study-expanding-health-coverage-increases-emergency-room-use/

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