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Compared to children with health insurance, children without insurance were more likely to be transferred from the emergency department to another hospital, than to be admitted for inpatient care within the same hospital. Comment: This is not supposed to happen according to ethical and legal guidelines. There appears to be at least a subtle perhaps subliminal effect upon clinicians. This emphasizes the need for universal health insurance. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Aug 20. pii: S0196-0644(16)30262-1.    (retrieved Aug, 2016). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.