To Lower Costs, Hospitals Try Free Basic Care for Uninsured - New York Times
To Lower Costs, Hospitals Try Free Basic Care for Uninsured - New York Times: "With the number of uninsured Americans reaching a record 46.6 million last year, up by 7 million from 2000, Seton is one of a small number of hospital systems around the country to have done the math and acted on it. Officials decided that for many patients with chronic diseases, it would be cheaper to provide free preventive care than to absorb the high cost of repeated emergencies."
