U.S. residents with Medicaid coverage were more likely than those with Commercial/HMOs, Medicare, or no insurance to go to a hospital emergency room (54% vs. 21%, 27%, and 23%). (Charts 113 and 115) U.S. residents enrolled in Medicaid were more likely than those with Commercial/HMOs, Medicare, or no insurance to go to a hospital clinic (39% vs. 13%, 18%, and 16%). U.S. residents with poverty-level income were more likely than those with low or above low income to report going to a hospital clinic for medical attention (26% vs. 12% and 14%). There was an indirect relationship between respondents' health status and going to a hospital emergency room. As respondents' health status increased, the proportion of U.S. residents who go to a hospital emergency room decreased (fair/poor=39%, very good/good=23%, excellent=13%). (Charts 113, 114, and 115)

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