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Medicaid-eligible patients more likely to visit emergency rooms, study shows

A new study published in the journal Science shows Medicaid patients went to the ER 40 percent more often, on average, often for conditions that could be treated less expensively at the doctor’s office or an urgent care clinic. Sharyl Attkisson reports.
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