Exactly right. The liberal crapola coming from the LA Times and the New York Times during to help pass Obamacare was that emergency rooms would be less crowded because the newly insured would now be getting preventive care and would not be going to the emergency rooms for routine care. Those of us in the common sense community called BS on that right away but of course our voices were drowned out by all the media cheerleading.
I think the idea was that Obamacare patients would see regular, private doctors and therefore it would clear up the ER room crowds. I suspect that only the ER’s honor Obamcare as I’ve seen numerous signs that private doctors will not honor it. This thinking was more fairy dust and unicorn farts on the part of liberals.