ED Visits Up Despite Hopes That ACA Would Curb Use

Emergency department visits continued to grow despite predictions that the Affordable Care Act would curb ED use, according to a survey published Monday by the American College of Emergency Physicians. ACEP said reasons for the uptick could include a number of hospital and ED closures and newly insured Medicaid beneficiaries struggling to find physicians who accept their coverage.

• "U.S. Emergency-Room Visits Keep Climbing" (Armour, Wall Street Journal, 5/4).