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Emergency Room Use Stays High In Oregon Medicaid Study

Although expanding Medicaid in Oregon didn't drive down the recipients' overall use of hospital emergency rooms, the state has seen a decline in <em>avoidable</em> use of ERs by 4 percent in the past two years, according to state statistics. (Getty Images)
Although expanding Medicaid in Oregon didn't drive down the recipients' overall use of hospital emergency rooms, the state has seen a decline in avoidable use of ERs by 4 percent in the past two years, according to state statistics. (Getty Images)

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