Health Policy Research Update

Every other week, The Weekly highlights recent research on health care finance, access to care and other topics. This edition of the Health Policy Update includes research on:

• The effect of uninsured patients on emergency department care;
  
• The variation in available functions of electronic health record systems;
  
• The correlation between socioeconomic status and ED usage; and
  
• Inconsistencies in end-of-life care options for patients' families.