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In response to "Washington State is considering a new policy: "Emergency room visits in the Medicaid program will be limited to three non-emergent visits per year."" by James Bond (aka Igor)

One problem. If you have three during the year are they going to send you away for a stab wound? -- nm

Posted by Bacon (aka redmond) Sep 12 '11, 18:08

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a stab wound is emergent. the follow up wound check would not be -- nm - dogbert Sep 12, 18:15 4
- For that I'd expect them to be directed to urgent care. -- nm - Ender Sep 12, 18:45 1
  - the people who actually abuse the system don't follow up as they are directed to. a wound check also isn't emergent or urgent, but the abusers will - dogbert Sep 12, 18:59
- Is everyone misspelling "emergency" or am I learning a new meaning for the word "emergent"? -- nm - TWuG Sep 12, 18:22 1
  - new meaning. -- nm - loosilu Sep 12, 18:53
That would be an emergent case and thus wouldn't fall under the 3 non-emergent limit. -- nm - Ender Sep 12, 18:12
Naw, the hospital will just get screwed. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 12, 18:09
Lawsuit waiting to happen. Good in theory, they won't enforce it. -- nm - Epphany Sep 12, 18:09 4
- The laws already exist where you can't turn people away from ERs -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 12, 18:09 3
  - So conflicting laws -- nm - Epiphany Sep 12, 18:19 2
    - I think the end result will just mean the hospitals get screwed. Because people will still go to ERs and then not pay. You can't turn people away. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 12, 18:26 1
      - and eventually they will shut down their emergency rooms because it looses too much money and people with emergencys are screwed -- nm - dogbert Sep 12, 18:28

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