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Common assumptions about uninsured ED users are false, says study

October 23, 2008 — 9:37am ET | By Anne Zieger
Half of the six most common assumptions about emergency department use by uninsured patients are false, and what's more, the remaining three are supported by fact, but are equally true for both... Read more...

Report: ED visits climb 36 percent over decade

August 6, 2008 — 11:11am ET | By Anne Zieger
A new report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics concludes that there were 119 million emergency room visits in 2006, up 36 percent over the last 10 years. (During the same period,... Read more...