Adults with medicaid coverage have highest increase in emergency department visits

Emergency department use has been affected by insurance patterns over time and will likely be further affected by expansions of coverage from health care reform. Uninsured patients are often thought of as high and frequently inappropriate ED users, but insured patients, particularly those with Medicaid coverage, may have difficulties accessing primary care and may rely on EDs more frequently than uninsured patients.

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