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Department is the front door to the hospital, when the hospital is backed up, we're the place where you feel it. >> reporter: we know too many come to the e.r. because they're uninsured, but making matters worse, hospitals and e.r.s are closing. the ones open can be clogged with people overdosing on painkillers as well as those coming for the wrong reason. like refilling prescriptions. but the same emergency care doctors who released this report card, when people are experiencing an emergency to still head to the e.r. what they want is america to fix what one doctor told us is a system that's ...

Is backed up, we're the place where you feel it. >> reporter: we know too many come to the e.r. because they're uninsured, but making matters worse, hospitals and e.r.s are closing. the ones open can be clogged with people overdosing on painkillers as well as those coming for the wrong reasons, like refilling their prescriptions. but the same emergency care doctors who released this report card want people who are experiencing an emergency to still head to the e.r. what they want is america to fix what one doctor told us is a system that's at its breaking point. linsey davis, abc news, new yor...

Going to run against it and run into enemy lines? it's a tough decision. >> it's going to be a great year. >> but, michael, going into e.r.s where the medicaid program reimburses the hospital as opposed to hospitals going bankrupt because governors are leaving people uninsured. they're still going to the er, just aren't getting reimbursed. >> it's going to be a great year for debates like this. >> thank you as always. coming up, weeds, smoke signals, rocky mountain high. the jokes over colorado legalizing marijuana are easy. but there are legitimate questions. is this is a smart thing to do?...

>> it's going to be a great year. >> but, michael, going into e.r.s where the medicaid program reimburses the hospital as opposed to hospitals going bankrupt because governors are leaving people uninsured. they're still going to the e. r, just aren't getting reimbursed. >> it's going to be a great year for debates like this. >> thank you as always. coming up, weeds, smoke signals, rocky mountain high. the jokes over colorado legalizing marijuana are easy. but there are legitimate questions. is this is a smart thing to do? does it promote the behavior society should discourage? is smoking pot...

Besser. supplies of the flu vaccine are running low. 128 million doses have been distributed. but clinics are struggling to keep up with the demand. >> in boston, they're handing some out for free, saying come get it. just to stop this thing. the other part of what dr. besser said is that a fever in and of itself is not enough to go to the e.r. you need to have one of those other symptoms to warrant a trip to the hospital. a lot of cities now, the e.r.s are packed with coughing, sneezing. awful feeling folks. >> i hope people will just get the flu shot. i know there's that urban legend around ...