uncompensated

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Recent Examples of uncompensated Northwest Health’s five emergency rooms provided care in more than 83,000 patient encounters each year, the release said, and provided $57 million in charity and uncompensated care and provided resources to help patients in need of secure medications and medical support devices, the release said. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 The largest hospitals, with more than 90 beds, spent about 0.5% less on uncompensated care than in 2022, while the cost went up for smaller hospitals. Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025 Moreover, cutting Medicaid would shift healthcare costs onto state governments and hospitals while increasing uncompensated care—a burden ultimately borne by taxpayers. ForbesWomen: Get the ForbesWomen newsletter, and supercharge your mission with success stories, tips and more. Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 While labor costs started to level in 2024, supply costs and uncompensated care went up, said Tom Rennell, senior vice president of financial policy and data analytics at the Colorado Hospital Association. Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncompensated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompensated
Adjective
  • In some cases, lawyers said students had their legal statuses altered for minor traffic violations, such as unpaid parking tickets.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • The unpaid toll messages are part of a group of scams, known as smishing scams, that target victims with text messages seeking to convince them to click a malicious link or provide sensitive information.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • The board voted Monday to give an honorary street name to a portion of 141st Place in front of the home, that will be dedicated Pope Leo XIV Place, but did not discuss the village’s potential acquisition.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
  • In 2021, Foster received an honorary Golden Palm here at Cannes.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • First, the team worked with cat owners to obtain voluntary samples.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • As hurricane season is about to begin, the NWS is now offering voluntary reassignment opportunities to the remaining employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to fill 155 positions in offices around the country.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Even with the reductions, 2026 discretionary spending would remain essentially unchanged at $1.6 trillion.
    Veronique de Rugy, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
  • The discretionary nature of the revisions should also allow schools to navigate any Title IX requirements that might arise.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 8 May 2025

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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompensated. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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