One Gene, One Disease? It's the premise behind the Genome project, but as previously reported [here] it rarely happens. Here's the reason: natural selection is too efficient to allow very many single gene culprits to survive. More here.

ER Patient Increases Not Caused by the Uninsured. The uninsured don't use the emergency room any more often than those with insurance. Also, the increase in ER visits over the past decade is mainly due to visits by insured, middle-class patients. Reasons: It may be easier to get care at the ER and (surprisingly) it may also cost less. [link]

ER Patients Confused. 78% go home without knowing what they need to know. Many return as a result. [link] This mimics the problem of inpatients: 18% of discharged Medicare patients are readmitted within 30 days. As previously reported [here], hospitals make money on all this. 

Premies Have Problems Later On. Even when they're born with no treatable medical problem, they have less chance of completing high school, completing college or earning high wages, according to a NEJM study [gated, but summarized here.] However, not factored in: IQ and socioeconomic status of the parents.