If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor . . . Period.

Do you remember that one of Obama's selling points on Obamacare was that it would greatly reduce the cost of emergency room care because people who don't have insurance use the emergency room a lot more? Well, that was evidently a guess of the same caliber as "if you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance."

A study in Oregon found that those who got insurance for the first time made 40% more visits to the ER than those who still lacked coverage. The pattern was very strong and held true for conditions that could have been treated by a primary care physician.

The study was begun when Oregon held a lottery in 2008 for Medicaid coverage. It compared the people who received Medicaid by random selection to the people who were in the lottery but were not selected.

Surprise! Another Obamacare myth bites the dust.

"Study: ER trips rise with coverage." The Dallas Morning News; January 3, 2014; p. 1A.