Exploring Health Insurance Status and Emergency Department Utilization
Emergency department (ED) use, by both insured and uninsured, leads to significant health care costs in the United States. While frequent ED use is often attributed to the uninsured, there is some evidence that insured populations also report utilizing the ED when otherwise preventable or nonurgent....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-10-01
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Series: | Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333392815606094 |