Thursday, June 11, 2009
I keep hearing that the most expensive, inefficient way of providing health care is through our emergency rooms, so that is why we need universal health care. Has no one noticed that our Medicaid population does just that?! Our ER sees patients for colds, hangnails, dental cavities, and bugbites on a regular basis. These patients aren't there because they don't have insurance; they are all covered, and have assigned primary care physicians. They are there, because we don't require an appointment, and we are open 24 hours, and there is no reason NOT to use us. Does anyone really believe that having universal health care will DECREASE the amount of patients using the ER unnecessarily?
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