ER visits, costs in Mass. climb
Questions raised about healthcare law's impact on overuse
More people are seeking care in hospital emergency rooms, and the cost of caring for ER patients has soared 17 percent over two years, despite efforts to direct patients with nonurgent problems to primary care doctors instead, according to new state data. (Full article: 877 words)
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