Medicaid Beneficiaries Do Not Overuse ED, Report Finds
Although Medicaid beneficiaries use emergency departments more frequently than individuals with other coverage, those visits typically are justified, according to a recent report by the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Payment and Advisory Commission. The MACPAC report found that the "majority of ED visits by non-elderly Medicaid patients are for urgent symptoms and serious medical problems that require prompt medical attention."
- "MACPAC: Medicaid Enrollees Do Not Overuse the ED" (Shinkman, FierceHealthFinance, 8/14).