Study finds more ER visits with Medicaid coverage

Name: Study finds more ER visits with Medicaid coverage
Uploaded: 2014-01-04T01:10:41Z
Duration: P349S
Description: A new study published in "Science" found that low-income people who have Medicaid insurance go to the emergency room for care 40 percent more than their counterpoints without any insurance. Katherine Baicker of Harvard School of Public Health, a co-author of the study, joins Hari Sreenivasan

Clip: 01/03/2014 | 5m 49s

A new study published in "Science" found that low-income people who have Medicaid insurance go to the emergency room for care 40 percent more than their counterpoints without any insurance. Katherine Baicker of Harvard School of Public Health, a co-author of the study, joins Hari Sreenivasan

Aired: 01/03/14

Rating: NR

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