Having a usual source of care reduces ED visits.
The recent growth in the use of emergency departments (EDs) is costly, undesirable, and unnecessary. This trend is partly due to a growing proportion of persons who lack a usual source of care. This group is increasingly likely to rely on EDs for their health care needs compared with those who have a usual source of care.
Petterson
Stephen M
SM
The Robert Graham Center: Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, Washington, DC, USA.
Rabin
David
D
Phillips
Robert L
RL
Bazemore
Andrew W
AW
Dodoo
Martey S
MS
D000328:Adult; D004494:Education Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D011320:Primary Health Care; D014481:United States