Dean Katherine Baicker Finds Uninsured Adults Visit Emergency Rooms as Much as Those with Private Insurance

Harris Public Policy Dean Katherine Baicker's research with co-authors is featured in Vox for refuting a popular misconception that uninsured people overuse the emergency room.

"The uninsured don't use other types of care, such as outpatient clinics or hospitals, as much as the insured do, this finding may contribute to the notion that the uninsured overuse emergency departments—other patients and providers are more likely to see the uninsured in emergency departments than in other settings." 

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