Costs of Emergency Care

According to an article published by ACEP, emergency rooms are cost-effective.

Some statistics on Emergency Care:

• Emergency Care represents 2% of $2.1 trillion in health care expenditures in the United States
• The Emergency Room has multiple resources in same area including: 
• diagnostic testing
• laboratory testing
• pharmaceuticals
• access to other medical specialists
• 20-25% of the fee for the Emergency Room visit is for the physician
• Half of emergency services go uncompensated according to the CMS
• In 2006, more than 60% of emergency patients had some kind of government health insurance
• Those who are unable to afford regular medical care often go to emergency rooms for care
• Emergency Departments serve as a portal for 3/4 of the unisured patients who are admitted to US Hospitals.

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