The ACA may reduce ER visits (slightly) but doesn't affect hospitalizations
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
Two patient groups created by the Affordable Care Act -- Medicare patients enrolled in federally designated patient-centered medical homes and people under age 26 who are allowed to remain on their parents' health insurance -- had slightly fewer emergency department visits than they had before health care reform. However, there was no change in the rate of the most expensive types of emergency visits: those that lead to hospitalization, research shows.