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Critical Condition: How to Save the ER

Critical Condition: How to Save the ER

Update: 2025-10-27
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Long waits, sicker patients, shrinking payments—America's emergency departments are under strain. And without policy action, many could close their doors. Mahshid Abir, a RAND policy researcher and a practicing emergency physician, discusses what's driving this crisis and what it will take to sustain emergency care in the United States.

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Critical Condition: How to Save the ER

Critical Condition: How to Save the ER

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