Since Obamacare, L.A. County ER visits show hospitals in 'state of flux'

Hmm ... maybe the explanation is that people would rather go to a private hospital than a public one ... so long as someone else is paying.

"The county's three large public hospitals, which historically have cared for many uninsured patients, recorded a 9% drop in such cases. At the same time, several private hospitals reported double-digit percentage increases in outpatient visits, the analysis found.

What the uneven and changing usage patterns mean — and whether they signal the beginning of a long-term rearrangement of how patients will seek treatment — is not yet clear."

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-emergency-visits-20150102-story.html#page=1