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Study finds Medicaid expansion drove up ER visits
Carl:
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A new study has found that people enrolled recently in Medicaid went to the emergency room 40 percent more frequently than others, often seeking help for conditions that could be treated less expensively in a doctor's office or an urgent care clinic.
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Ralph Wiggum:
--- Quote from: Carl on January 02, 2014, 02:21:02 PM ---Welcome to Greece,the USA version.
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:ownit:
Not you Carl... :-)
Dori:
There are probably long waits to get appointments for Medicaid patients and they are told to go to the ER if it's a condition that can't wait.
thundley4:
--- Quote from: Dori on January 02, 2014, 02:51:46 PM ---There are probably long waits to get appointments for Medicaid patients and they are told to go to the ER if it's a condition that can't wait.
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A cold can't wait, it will go away in a week to 10 days usually, so they need treatment. :-)
Dori:
--- Quote from: thundley4 on January 02, 2014, 03:18:01 PM ---A cold can't wait, it will go away in a week to 10 days usually, so they need treatment. :-)
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I was thinking about my kids visits to the doctor. 9 out of 10 times was because they were sick/running a fever and needed to be seen right away. A general check up and to get booster shots etc could wait for an appointment.
A woman I know has a Medi-Cal (Calif. Medicaid) type of insurance and she was having a problem with her feet. She had to wait almost 2 months to get a regular appointment. Oh, and she could only get one problem addressed. Complaining about something else required scheduling another appointment at a later date.
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