
Freestanding ERs See Growth in Many States
States like Texas, Florida, and North Carolina are all seeing a large growth in freestanding emergency room centers. These Standalone ERs target private insurer holders with their convenient locations, but risk affecting insurance premiums.
States like Texas, Florida, and North Carolina are all seeing a large growth in freestanding emergency room centers. These Standalone ERs target private insurer holders with their convenient locations, but risk affecting insurance premiums. Kaiser Health News Reports:
When Lisa Boncler gashed the side of her head on the gate to her front yard, she immediately called her neighbor for a ride to the emergency room.
In this fast-growing Houston suburb, six ERs are just a short drive away. She chose
"This is so convenient," says a smiling Boncler, 40, as a doctor prepared to close her wound with medical staples less than an hour after her accident. "I’ve been here before. It’s always fast."
The speedier care offered at such facilities, which are springing up in many states including Texas, Florida and North Carolina, comes at a steep cost, however.
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