McLin, who is a dentist, said the doctor told her the stand-alone ER would not charge for the visit because they did not provide treatment.

ONE top argument for national health insurance turns out to be based on a false assumption. We’ve long been told that it’s the uninsured who are clogging hospital ERs. Turns out that it… ...

By Daniel Chang Kaiser Health News Dr. Sara McLin thought she made the right choice by going to an in-network emergency room near her Florida home after her 4-year-old burned his hand on a stove ...