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KHN: Paramedics Have New Role in Preventing Excess ER Use

Changes wrought by the federal health care reform law are putting paramedics in many states in the role of diverting non-emergency patients from the ER.

By John ReynoldsMay 25, 2015, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated May 25, 2015, 11:00 p.m. Central

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KHN: Paramedics Have New Role in Preventing Excess ER Use

by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune
May 25, 2015

<h1>KHN: Paramedics Have New Role in Preventing Excess ER Use</h1>
<p class="byline">by John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune <br />May 25, 2015</p>
<p><span>Changes wrought by the federal health care reform law are putting paramedics in many states&nbsp;</span><a href="http://khn.org/news/paramedics-steer-non-emergency-patients-away-from-ers-2/">in the role of diverting</a><span>&nbsp;non-emergency patients from the ER.</span></p>
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KHN: Paramedics Have New Role in Preventing Excess ER Use

John Reynolds, The Texas Tribune
May 25, 2015

Changes wrought by the federal health care reform law are putting paramedics in many states in the role of diverting non-emergency patients from the ER.

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