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Townhall
Surprise: ER
Visits Still Going Up Despite Promises Obamacare Would Bring Them Down
Katie Pavlich
May 06, 2015
When Obamacare was being debated years ago, proponents of the
legislation argued that if passed, the bill would decrease emergency
room visits due to more people having health insurance and going to
regular doctors instead. Since Obamacare was passed in 2010, we've seen
an increase, not a decrease in ER visits and according to a new poll,
the problem is getting worse. More from the Washington Times:
Doctors say emergency room visits have increased since the advent of
Obamacare, undercutting one of the key selling points of President
Obama’s health care law, which was supposed to ensure a healthier
population by pushing consumers to rely on their primary physicians
rather than emergency trips to the hospital.
Three out of four ER doctors said they have seen a rise in the number
of patients since January 2014, when Obamacare fully kicked in,
according to a survey conducted by the American College of Emergency
Physicians. More than a quarter of the doctors said they have seen a
major surge, and 47 percent said the rise has been slight.
The doctors said they fear a spike in visits could overwhelm their
resources: Seven out of 10 said their departments aren’t prepared for a
significant increase in patient volume...
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