Immigration enforcement tied to steep drop in ED visits, higher admission rates: Study

Increased immigration enforcement is associated with “sharp, persistent” drops in emergency department visits among patients born outside the U.S., but an increase in inpatient admissions rates, a recent study found. The study, published Oct. 5 in JAMA Network Open, analyzed electronic health records for adult patients at three safety-net hospital emergency and inpatient departments in […] The post Immigration enforcement tied to steep drop in ED visits, higher admission rates:...