Courtemanche, Charles; Friedson, Andrew; Rees, Daniel I. - 2018
Expanding insurance coverage could, by insulating patients from having to pay full cost, encourage the utilization of … effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the volume and composition of ambulance dispatches. Consistent with the argument … dispatches for more severe injuries, dispatches for minor injuries rose sharply after the implementation of the ACA. By contrast …