claim: the obama administration said "they were going to be able to drive folks away from one of the most expensive areas for the provision of health care, and that is the emergency rooms. in fact, they did just the opposite."
author: tom price
evidence_1: mar 7, 2017 ... for most americans, they receive their health coverage through their employer.  .... what does it say about this legislation that these groups are already out .....  they were going to be able to drive folks away from one of the most expensive  areas for the provision of healthcare, and that is the emergency rooms.
evidence_2: apr 10, 2017 ... several readers commented on our fact check of a statement by ... obama  administration said "they were going to be able to drive folks ... one of the most  expensive areas for the provision of health care, ... in fact, they did just the  opposite. ... "that would be the growth in free-standing emergency rooms in ...
evidence_3: mar 7, 2017 ... for most americans, they receive their health coverage through their employer.  .... the last administration, with obamacare, focused in on making sure ..... they  were going to be able to drive folks away from one of the most expensive areas  for the provision of healthcare, and that is the emergency rooms.
evidence_4: mar 14, 2012 ... more than 1 in 10 americans were admitted to a hospital last year. ... of the total  annual american health care dollars spent, hospitals are responsible ...  vulnerable as they are generally regarded as the most expensive part of the .....  average wait time in american hospital emergency rooms is approximately
evidence_5: jan 5, 2017 ... it is not fair for us to say to america: we're going to repeal the only ... more than  90,000 young people in illinois have been able to stay on their ... up in  emergency rooms because that is the only place they could get to. ... we have  seen one of the lowest growth rates in health care costs in modern history.