Could A Co-Pay Curb Emergency Room Abuse?

by Cristin Severance and Kelsey Mittauer | CBS11
DALLAS (CBS11) – A U.S. Representative is weighing in on the idea of charging a co-pay to Medicaid patients who go to North Texas hospital emergency rooms for non-emergency reasons.
Rep. Michael Burgess is also a doctor. The Republican Congressman says part of the issue can be traced back to the implementation of Obamacare. “When the Affordable Care Act passed, there was concern that it would drive overutilization of emergency rooms&he