From The Seattle Times article, "Seattle leaders looking into 911 concerns, ambulance waits," by Daniel Beekman:
Some experts worry 911 systems like Seattle’s will likely see even more strain as patients lose health insurance due to federal policy changes.
“The reality is that we’re going to see more calls to 911 and pressure from all the players in the health care system to shunt patients elsewhere,” said Emily Brice, co-executive director of Northwest Health Law Advocates, warning about cost-saving promises made by for-profit companies.
“What happened to (Hogan) is a sobering reminder about what can happen when we believe those companies, without oversight and accountability,” she said. “There’s no quick fix to the problems that are growing in our health care system — what we need is leadership from every level of government.”