The Uninsured Do Not Use The Emergency Department More—They Use Other Care Less
- 1 December 2017
- journal article
- Published by Health Affairs (Project Hope) in Health Affairs
- Vol. 36 (12), 2115-2122
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0218
Abstract
There is a popular perception that insurance coverage will reduce overuse of the emergency department (ED). Both opponents and advocates of expanding insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Ac...Keywords
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