TY  - JOUR
T1  - UNinsured patients and emergency department use in the united states—reply
AU  - Keirns CC, Newton MF
Y1  - 2009/03/18
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.275
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1124
EP  - 1125
VL  - 301
IS  - 11
N2  - 
The studies we reviewed reported that some patients did report the ED as their usual source of care.2 Uninsured patients were less likely to have a usual source of care than insured patients, but the best studies also showed that these patients were less likely to use EDs,3- 4 supporting Prasad and Klingner's point that past use predicts future use, as well as our concern that uninsured patients may delay ED use even when clearly medically indicated.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.275
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.275
ER  -