Back of the Envelope

Recently there have been quite few notable* “back-of-the-envelope” calculations. The  included one which estimated how much expanding Medicaid would increase emergency care spending: A back-of-the-envelope calculation, using $435 as the average cost of an emergency department visit, suggests that Medicaid increases annual Continue Reading …

Medicaid Increases ER Visits

This Policy Prescriptions® review is written by Dr. Seth Trueger. He blogs at MDAware.org and can also be found via Twitter @MDAware or tweeting for Emergency Physicians Monthly @epmonthly.  In 2008, Oregon had some limited funding to expand their Medicaid program. Given the limited funding, they held Continue Reading …