New Jersey Program Finds Alternatives for ER ‘Super Users’
Emergency room doctors noticed the difference. Many of their "super user" patients weren't coming around much anymore.
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Emergency room doctors noticed the difference. Many of their "super user" patients weren't coming around much anymore.
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, appeared as the first guest in a new series of Health Care Reform newsmaker briefings sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, Families USA and the National Federation of Independent Business.
People young and old crowd the hallway outside the locked door of the Arlington Free Clinic. They grip small pieces of paper that will determine whether they get in -- or give up and go home.
The rising costs of care and a failing economy drive more Americans into medical debt.
Bankrupted by nearly $100,000 in medical debt, the Eaker's are now barred from a large clinic.
One woman's medical bills and debt from an emergency hospitalization exceed her annual salary.
For single mom, credit card was no panacea for an Orthodontist's Bill.
Jim and Jackie Eyler, of Westminster, Md., are employed, insured and unable to pay down a $10,000 credit card balance.
The Clifford's struggle to pay for treatment of their serious medical problems.
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