Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
College/Unit
School of Pharmacy
Department/Program/Center
Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy
Abstract
Emergency department (ED) use, by both insured and uninsured, leads to significant health care costs in the United States. While frequent ED use is often attributed to the uninsured, there is some evidence that insured populations also report utilizing the ED when otherwise preventable or nonurgent. We conducted in-person surveys of patients visiting the ED at a large research hospital and examined the differences in their characteristics based on the health insurance status. While less than the uninsured, insured individuals still report barriers to access to care outside the ED that include lack of access to another health care facility and unavailability of a doctor’s office or clinic.
Digital Commons Citation
Agarwal, Parul; Bias, Thomas K.; Vasile, Emily; Moore, Louise; Davis, Stephen; and Davidov, Danielle, "Exploring Health Insurance Status and Emergency Department Utilization" (2015). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2335.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2335
Source Citation
Agarwal, P., Bias, T. K., Vasile, E., Moore, L., Davis, S., & Davidov, D. (2015). Exploring Health Insurance Status and Emergency Department Utilization. Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, 2, 233339281560609. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333392815606094
Comments
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