ACA results in fewer low-income uninsured, but non-urgent ER visits haven't changed

(Washington State University) Since the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Medicaid expansion program went into effect 10 years ago, the U.S. has seen a larger reduction in the number of uninsured low-income, rural residents, compared to their urban contemporaries. But the likelihood of repeated visits to emergency rooms for non-urgent reasons has not decreased.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news