Comments on: Emergency Room Use Still High Despite Mass. Health Reforms http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/24/emergency-room WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as Car Talk, On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Radio Boston. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rw http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/24/emergency-room/comment-page-1#comment-1921 rw Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:04:38 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=6640#comment-1921 I've had positive experiences using the after hours urgent care at my medical group. All I had to do was call and they would give me an appointment time to come in with minimal waiting time...even on the weekend. It would be really great if there were more after hour urgent care clinics available on-site, near ER's to divert non-life threatning cases. I’ve had positive experiences using the after hours urgent care at my medical group. All I had to do was call and they would give me an appointment time to come in with minimal waiting time…even on the weekend.

It would be really great if there were more after hour urgent care clinics available on-site, near ER’s to divert non-life threatning cases.

]]> By: HV http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/24/emergency-room/comment-page-1#comment-1907 HV Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:54:09 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=6640#comment-1907 While I agree that urgent care clinics should be utilized when possible, the fact is that many of these clinics are located in hospitals, and they often bill insurance carriers at the ER rate. While I agree that urgent care clinics should be utilized when possible, the fact is that many of these clinics are located in hospitals, and they often bill insurance carriers at the ER rate.

]]> By: bill http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/24/emergency-room/comment-page-1#comment-1905 bill Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:43:16 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=6640#comment-1905 Why don't they use urgent care clinics? That's exactly why they exist. The wait in Urgent Care Clinics is usually minutes, not hours. They treat patients like humans. They're not that expensive even if you don't have coverage. I'm not in the healthcare field, and this isn't urgent care promotion - it's a question that policy-makers should have an answer for. Why don’t they use urgent care clinics? That’s exactly why they exist. The wait in Urgent Care Clinics is usually minutes, not hours. They treat patients like humans. They’re not that expensive even if you don’t have coverage. I’m not in the healthcare field, and this isn’t urgent care promotion – it’s a question that policy-makers should have an answer for.

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