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Emergency Department Use in Massachusetts for Low-Income Adults with Subsidized Health Insurance

By | June 9, 2016

Emergency department (ED) use has been increasing in the US for several decades, and some estimate that about half of all outpatient ED visits are potentially avoidable (also referred to as primary-care sensitive, or PCS). ED visits are expensive and may signify issues with access to, and quality of, care. Thus, reducing ED use is… Read More »