More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

[Freewill]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

 

[hazlnut]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

ATTENTION READERS OF THIS MORONIC THREAD --


Their analysis is based on ONE hospital, ONE month seeing 100 more patients.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Doctors are reluctant to make time for Medicaid patients (too much work for too little pay) so of course all the newly minted Obamacare Medicaid patients will run to a hospital ER and hose it up even more than ever.....they are entitled now aren't they....?

 

[Rozman]

Maybe the Democrat's plan all along was to put into place something that would fail
so in the end they can say hey we tried and now the only thing that is sure to work
is government run single payer.

 

[CaféAuLait]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

ATTENTION READERS OF THIS MORONIC THREAD --


Their analysis is based on ONE hospital, ONE month seeing 100 more patients.

AND it says:

Nationally, nearly half of ER doctors responding to a recent poll by the American College of Emergency Physicians said they've seen more visits since Jan. 1, and nearly nine in 10 expect those visits to rise in the next three years. Mike Rust, president of the Kentucky Hospital Association, said members statewide describe the same trend.

A January study in the journal Science found that getting covered under Oregon's 2008 expansion of a Medicaid program for uninsured adults increased ER use by 0.41 visits per person, or 40 percent relative to visits among a control group. All sorts of visits went up — those for serious problems, as well as "for conditions that may be most readily treatable in primary-care settings."

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Maybe the Democrat's plan all along was to put into place something that would fail
so in the end they can say hey we tried and now the only thing that is sure to work
is government run single payer.

yeah more of their 'great logic'.....our government plan isn't working so let's get a bigger government plan....

 

[Freewill]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

ATTENTION READERS OF THIS MORONIC THREAD --


Their analysis is based on ONE hospital, ONE month seeing 100 more patients.

they are only speaking to one hospital that is representative of many others.

 

[shart_attack]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

ATTENTION READERS OF THIS MORONIC THREAD

Their analysis is based on ONE hospital, ONE month seeing 100 more patients.

Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat's how demographic methodologies are compiled, dumbass.

 

[NYcarbineer]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

Obamacare was to reduce UNINSURED patients going to the emergency room. Which it has.

 

[Little-Acorn]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

Could it be happening simply because illegal aliens, anticipating Obama's and Boehner's coming amnesty, are pouring into the US? And flooding hospital emergency rooms for the medical care they've heard they can get free here?

 

[Moonglow]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

Liberalism has nothing to do with a corporate sponsored healthcare law...

 

[Katzndogz]

The idea liberals peddled is that with insurance people would go to doctors with office visits. Liberals were told that primary care providers wouldn't accept these patients who would still have no alternative but an emergency room. That's just what happened.

 

[Politico]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

ATTENTION READERS OF THIS MORONIC THREAD --


Their analysis is based on ONE hospital, ONE month seeing 100 more patients.

So that hospital is the only one? Do tell?

 

[Papageorgio]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

ATTENTION READERS OF THIS MORONIC THREAD --


Their analysis is based on ONE hospital, ONE month seeing 100 more patients.

ATTENTION READERS, ANOTHER LIBERAL TO LAZY TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE!

Sent from my iPad using an Android.

 

[Disir]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

Are there any other alternatives to the ER in that area?

Most doctor's offices close by six.

Edited for the following:
I wonder how many primary care facilities are open 24/7
The unemployed former highway worker said he was uninsured for about three years, has no regular doctor and went to the ER because it has the X-rays and scanning equipment to diagnose him.

That makes sense. He's going to have to go to the hospital for a scheduled appointment to get the xrays anyway, more than likely, it will just be in a week or so.

 

[NYcarbineer]

The idea liberals peddled is that with insurance people would go to doctors with office visits. Liberals were told that primary care providers wouldn't accept these patients who would still have no alternative but an emergency room. That's just what happened.

Wrong. The idea was that with more people insured, there would be fewer people going to the emergency rooms with no ability to pay, and thus fewer costs for the hospitals to have to pass along somewhere else.

 

[Mac1958]

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All predictable.

Well, actually, all predicted.

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[NYcarbineer]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

Why did you characterize it as 'flocking'? Other than the already established fact that you're stupid.

A 12% increase means that for every 100 patients were coming to the emergency room before,

there are now 112.

 

[Anathema]

Maybe the Democrat's plan all along was to put into place something that would fail so in the end they can say hey we tried and now the only thing that is sure to work is government run single payer.

I hope that if they do that, they ensure their version of the plan covers GSW's completely.

 

[rdean]

The golden rule of liberalism is proved out with what is happening. They said it would reduce the ER visits and the exact opposite has occurred. As it is with all liberal things. And of course it is those getting the free ride who are abusing the system, just as we said.

More patients flocking to ERs under Obamacare

It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month.

That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is spurring the hospital to convert a waiting room into more exam rooms.

From your link.

Hospital officials said they are helping patients find primary-care physicians and hope that helps eventually lessen ER visits.

They couldn't get "Primary-care physicians" without Obamacare.