Costly ER still draws many now insured
Thousands of newly insured Massachusetts residents are relying on emergency rooms for routine medical care, an expensive habit that drives up healthcare costs and thwarts a major goal of the state's first-in-the-nation health insurance law. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
I sometimes use the ER for issues that could wait a few days, but I can never get a doctor appointment less than 2 weeks away. I think this study barely grazes that point. I would expect MA health care costs to go up now that the demand has been increased, unless the ER portion really can be reduced.