Why emergency rooms don't close the health care gap
Aaron Carroll,
Special to CNN
Updated 9:21 AM EDT,
Mon May 7, 2012
That "free" emergency room treatment isn't nearly as "free" as you might think, Dr. Aaron Carroll writes.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Aaron Carroll: Opponents of health reform say emergency rooms give health care to all
Not true, he says. ERs can't refuse emergency care but not required to give other care
He says other misconception is treatment costs easily written off; in fact, billers will pursue
Carroll: Yes, hospitals need money; important to realize ER care no substitute for reforms
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/07/opinion/carroll-emergency-rooms/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
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