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uncompensated care  

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  • 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]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/uncompensated_care

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