Opinion: Did Obamacare Reduce ED Use?
Will increasing access to health insurance decrease ED utilization by increasing access to primary care providers (PCPs)?…
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Opinion: Did Obamacare Reduce ED Use?
Will increasing access to health insurance decrease ED utilization by increasing access to primary care providers (PCPs)?... -
Hospital Quality-Control Program Tied to Rise in Heart Failure Deaths
Financial penalties designed to encourage hospitals to avoid repeat hospitalizations are working, but they’re also associated with... -
Moving America Forward: The Morning After, and the Mornings After That
The 2016 election results are nearly complete. With only the Louisiana U.S. Senate race still to be decided,...
Hospital Quality-Control Program Tied to Rise in Heart Failure Deaths
Financial penalties designed to encourage hospitals to avoid repeat hospitalizations are working, but they’re also associated with…
Moving America Forward: The Morning After, and the Mornings After That
The 2016 election results are nearly complete. With only the Louisiana U.S. Senate race still to be decided,…
Opinion: Affordable Care Act Consolidation Increases Health Plans’ Market Power
“The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Insurance Subsidies
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, June 25, upheld the nationwide availability of tax subsidies that are…
Emergency Department Visits Increasing, ACEP Poll Shows
Three-quarters of emergency physicians report that emergency visits are going up, according to a new poll [PDF]….
Emergency Department Visits Hit Record High, With More Cases Requiring Urgent Treatment
The nation’s emergency departments saw more than 136 million patient visits in 2011, the highest number ever…
Affordable Care Act from the Emergency Medicine Perspective
If anyone can communicate to a room full of emergency physicians the importance of the Affordable Care…
Emergency Department Visits On the Rise
An online poll of emergency physicians conducted by ACEP showed that 86 percent of respondents expect emergency…
Opinion: Dispelling Myths, Reiterating Facts About the Affordable Care Act
Common claims about predicted physician shortages, health care benefit cuts by businesses, rising co-pays for emergency department…