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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Parul Agarwal, Thomas K. Bias, Emily Vasile, Louise Moore, Stephen Davis, Danielle Davidov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-10-01
Series:Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333392815606094