The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, an independent federal agency that advises Congress on Medicare, is considering a recommendation to establish national guidelines for hospital emergency ...

Substance abuse is associated with frequent emergency department visits, according to an Annals of Emergency Medicine study. Researchers studied the characteristics of less frequent (one to six visits ...

This study examines the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on substance-associated emergency department (ED) visits among young adults, revealing reduced alcohol-associated visits but unchanged ...