Thursday 23 March 2017

Freestanding emergency departments in Texas deliver costly care, 'sticker shock'

(Rice University) The rapid growth of freestanding emergency departments in Texas has been accompanied by an equal increase in use at relatively high prices that lead to sizable out-of-pocket costs to patients, according to new research by experts at Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2nW2T62

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