Socialized mnedicine pimps pushing ObamaKare lie with their EmergencyRoom myth

Socialized mnedicine pimps pushing ObamaKare lie with their Emergency
Room myth

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zEvleths209b10

Excerpt:
07/28/2010


"One of the major myths attached to the new health reform law is that
it will lead to fewer emergency room visits. Instead of having to go
to the ER, the claim goes, more efficient care will be administered to
the newly insured in doctors offices by primary care physicians like
me.

President Obama himself perpetuated this claim. A year ago at a town
hall meeting on health care reform, he said, "We know that when
somebody doesn't have health insurance, they're forced to get
treatment at the ER, and all of us end up paying for it. ... You'd be
better off subsidizing to make sure they were getting regular
checkups." In late May, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in Roll Call
that "the uninsured will get coverage, no longer left to the emergency
room for medical care."

Now we know better.

It's not terribly surprising that real data from Massachusetts, which
has had universal health coverage since 2006, show otherwise. From
2004 to 2008, ER visits in the Bay State rose by 9%, with no
discernable improvement after 2006. Why? At least part of the reason
has been the inability of patients to find primary care physicians for
last-minute visits. Let's face it: The ER won't turn you away, but
individual and overburdened doctors can and will......"