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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