Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association
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J Miss State Med Assoc · May 2015
An assessment of emergency department use among Mississippi's Medicaid population.
National trends in Emergency Department (ED) use suggest Medicaid recipients visit the ED more frequently and make more non-emergent ED visits than those uninsured and privately insured. Given the absence of data on Medicaid beneficiaries in Mississippi, it is important to explore their ED utilization, particularly frequent and non-emergent ED visits. ⋯ High rates of non-emergent ED visits suggest gaps in primary care delivery for Mississippi Medicaid beneficiaries.