concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: uncompensated care

delivery of health care
type: Concept
narrower: uncompensated care

uncompensated care
type: Concept
broader: delivery of health care
definition: Uncompensated care refers to medical care provided free, although not necessarily intentionally so. The term is often defined to include both charity care and “bad debt,” care for which bills are rendered but not paid. [Source: Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z; Uncompensated Care]