Costly ER still draws many now insured
Patient advocates seek shift in habits, behavior
Thousands of newly insured Massachusetts residents are relying on emergency rooms for routine medical care, an expensive habit that drives up healthcare costs and thwarts a major goal of the state's first-in-the-nation health insurance law. (Full article: 1104 words)
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