{"id":25883,"date":"2011-10-04T08:25:09","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T08:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/dependency-of-uninsured-on-emergency-rooms\/"},"modified":"2020-05-15T17:08:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T11:38:46","slug":"dependency-of-uninsured-on-emergency-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/dependency-of-uninsured-on-emergency-rooms","title":{"rendered":"Dependency of uninsured on emergency rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Our health care system has forced too many uninsured Americans to depend on the emergency room for the care they need,” said Secretary Sebelius. “We cannot wait for reform that gives all Americans the high-quality, affordable care they need and helps prevent illnesses from turning into emergencies.”<\/p>\n

“The preventive care that primary care physicians provide can help to reduce hospitalization rates. In 2000, an estimated 5 million admissions to U.S. hospitals, with a resulting cost of more than $26.5 billion, may have been preventable with high-quality primary and preventive care treatment.” (p. 5, Zerehi 2008)<\/p>

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The underlying logic of these two quotes is consistent with most people\u2019s intuition, which is that health insurance lowers the cost of medical care services and encourages consumers to obtain more timely and appropriate care from primary care doctors. In turn, this greater use of primary care services keeps people healthier and out of emergency rooms and hospitals.<\/p>\n

Ref and Read more: https:\/\/www.aei.org\/paper\/100250<\/p>\n

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