Past Contest Entries

Insured or Not, Lack of Access Drives Patients to EDs

Amid all the talk of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, one fact is being consistently overlooked. Insured patients will have insurance, but will they be able to access primary care? The answer is basically no, and emergency departments are bracing themselves for the onslaught of the newly insured.

Place:

No Award

Year:

  • 2013

Category:

  • Beat Reporting

Affiliation:

Freelance / Emergency Medical News

Reporter:

Ruth SoRelle

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