UTHealth: Thousands of Uninsured Kidney Disease Patients Strain Texas Emergency Departments Each Year
February 21, 2020
February 21, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 21 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release on Feb. 19:
More than 10,000 uninsured patients sought care at Texas emergency departments for lifesaving kidney dialysis in 2017, incurring more than $21.8 million in hospital costs, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
The study, which highlights a common problem in em . . .
More than 10,000 uninsured patients sought care at Texas emergency departments for lifesaving kidney dialysis in 2017, incurring more than $21.8 million in hospital costs, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
The study, which highlights a common problem in em . . .