Uninsured Adults Presenting to US Emergency Departments

F Newton, Manya; C. Keirns, Carla; M. Cunningham, Rebecca; Hayward, Richard; Stanley, Rachel

doi:10.1001/jama.300.16.1914

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Uninsured Adults Presenting to US Emergency Departments

Published in JAMA • Oct 21, 2008

Authors:

Manya F Newton

Carla C. Keirns

Rebecca M. Cunningham

Abstract

CONTEXT: Emergency departments (EDs) are experiencing increased patient volumes and serve as a source of care of last resort for uninsured patients. Common assumptions about the effect of uninsured patients on the ED often drive policy solutions. OBJECTIVE: To compare common unsupported statements a...

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Medicine

Emergency department

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