The Puzzle Of Increasing Emergency Room Visits For Behavioral Health Issues

A recent story caught my eye – in Massachusetts, emergency room (ER) utilization attributed to behavioral health issues is on the rise. I was surprised because Massachusetts has one of the lower rates of uninsurance in the country (see In 2014, Uninsured Rates The Lowest In Massachusetts; Highest In Texas and <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/04/01/despite-high-health-insurance-rates-overall-massachusetts-harbors-pockets-where-one-fifth . . .