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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: i-node who wrote (1012067)4/19/2017 12:24:46 PM
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>>Where is this savings which you are dreaming of?<<

...The main reason that so many emergency room visits are for non-urgent care is that hospital ERs are required by federal law to provide care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Since they can’t be turned away, patients without insurance, or the necessary funds to pay out-of-pocket costs, often utilize emergency rooms as their main health care provider. This puts tremendous strain on ERs, and limits their ability to attend quickly to health emergencies.

It is estimated that more than $18 billion could be saved annually if those patients whose medical problems are considered “avoidable” or “non-urgent” were to take advantage of primary or preventive health care and not rely on ERs for their medical needs...




https://www.debt.org/medical/emergency-room-urgent-care-costs/
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