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Patients, docs rip ED waits in Massachusetts

Patient Access Weekly Advisor, October 7, 2009

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Nearly two-thirds of Massachusetts emergency physicians report more patients are seeking emergency care as result of state healthcare reforms, and nearly two-thirds of Massachusetts residents say their ED wait times have increased or remained the same, according to two polls released Tuesday, October 6, by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

"This is clear evidence of what emergency physicians across the country have been warning—that universal health coverage alone will not solve the problems facing emergency patients," says ACEP President Angela Gardner, MD. "We support universal coverage, but national healthcare reform must address the severe problems facing the nation's emergency patients, such as dangerous delays in care."

Read the full story by HealthLeaders Media's John Commins.



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