Jeff Lagasse
Doctors had only been seeing about 10 patients a day in the emergency room, which is about one-third of what a hospital of that size needs to stay afloat.
Challenges of contemporary medicine, such as regulation, electronic medical records, a hectic pace and long hours, are dragging down doctors.
In Texas, freestanding EDs tend to be clustered around major metropolitan centers where median income is close to $92,000.
One factor may be millennials' coming of age at a time of economic uncertainty and earnings instability.
Since almost 75 percent of costs are attributable to antiretroviral drug treatment, reducing the price of those drugs could lead to even greater cost
Leaders from 41 states called for a delay of the cuts for at least two years -- or until Congress can find a "sustainable, permanent solution."
Critics call for bipartisan solutions to expand access to affordable coverage, stabilize the insurance markets and lower healthcare costs.
But targeting each clinical scenario individually might not address some of the underlying drivers of this trend.
Report predicts that over the next few years only a minority of healthcare services will be delivered in hospitals.
The large facility replicates a hospital in order to give practical training to medical students.