Tag Archives: emergency rooms

Study: Medicaid Expansion Has Increased ER Use

Posted on September 16, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: A major selling point of Obamacare was that it would save money by reducing ER use. You’ll be shocked to learn that fairy-tale wasn’t true. People with coverage use the emergency room MORE, not less.  The premise was always … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Enrollees Frequenting Emergency Rooms, Wait Times Rise

Posted on July 15, 2014 by OCTS4

With Doctors Not Accepting Obamacare, Patients Flock to Emergency Rooms Comment: Obamacare — mandatory government-approved insurance(tm).*                      * Care not included. “The average wait time for an emergency room in California … Continue reading →

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UK’s NHS – 1/4 of Emergency Room Users Couldn’t Get Doctor’s Appointment

Posted on July 1, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: Government-run (“single payer”) systems reduce emergency room costs, saving money, right? Isn’t that what President Obama promised? Think again… “Almost six million patients a year are turning to Accident & Emergency departments because they cannot get an appointment with … Continue reading →

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ER Use Rises

Posted on June 14, 2014 by OCTS4

Another Obamacare Talking Point Destroyed Comment: Obama said Obamacare would save money by cutting “free-riders” using the emergency room for ordinary care. The opposite is happening–newly-insured people are using the ER more. So much for savings or affordability–Obamacare costs more. … Continue reading →

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Expanding Medicaid Increases Emergency Room Visits Forty Percent

Posted on February 8, 2014 by OCTS4

Comment: The President promised Obamacare would reduce E.R. visits, reducing cost shifted onto the public. Obamacare moves Americans onto Medicaid. A recent comprehensive study shows Medicaid beneficiaries in Oregon visit the E.R. 40% more often after enrollment, increasing E.R. use, … Continue reading →

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Emergency Rooms to Get MORE Not Less Crowded

Posted on June 4, 2013 by OCTS1

[James Dunford, medical director of the city of San Diego’s Emergency Medical Services system] “anticipates that the Affordable Care Act will bring a surge of patients to his ER and those around the country—the opposite of what’s supposed to happen. … Continue reading →

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