[quote=livinincali]
So let’s summarize. The ACA will allow more people to see regular doctors rather than go to the ER. As a result ERs should be utilized less often. Do you anticipate ERs being closed and/or ER staff being laid off in response to less ER usage? Or do you expect those charge masters to again adjust prices to re-coop the fixed costs of operating those ERs?[/quote]
No. ER’s utilization will go down, but revenues will go up because the number of patients with coverage will go up. Staffing may go down, but long waits at ER’s should go down. If anything, charges can be reduced for the reduced number of uninsured because less cost sharing will be necessary.
