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NY-area hospitals see increased number of uninsured immigrants

October 13, 2008 — 12:50pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Hospitals in the New York area are seeing an increased number of uninsured or underinsured immigrants, a trend that is proving to be an enormous financial burden. For example, the 29 hospitals in the... Read more...

Newly-insured still use ED often in Massachusetts

October 6, 2008 — 10:17am ET | By Anne Zieger
In Massachusetts, health planners are being reminded that it's not so easy to change consumer health behavior, even if you give consumers health insurance. Roughly two years after the enactment of a... Read more...

Study: ED patients not clear on doctors' instructions

July 17, 2008 — 12:58pm ET | By Anne Zieger
A new study appearing in the current Annals of Emergency Medicine suggests that most patients passing through hospital emergency departments don't understand their doctors' instructions. The study,... Read more...