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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 24 > Hospitals saw rise in uninsured patients visiting the ER after drop in OHP enrollees

Hospitals saw rise in uninsured patients visiting the ER after drop in OHP enrollees

By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
July 24, 2008

A drop in the number of people covered by the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid program, in 2003 correlated with an increase in hospital emergency room visits by uninsured people, according to a recent study from researchers at Oregon Health & Science University released in....

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