uncompensated

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Recent Examples of uncompensated Safety-net hospitals, including academic centers such as Johns Hopkins, deliver large volumes of uncompensated care and serve as critical access points for emergency and specialty care. Jacob Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025 The cuts are projected to increase the number of uninsured Americans by 11.8 million, ballooning uncompensated care. Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 Hospitals would receive about $4.6 billion less, and provide about $1.6 billion more in uncompensated care, according to the projections. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 June 2025 If Medicaid cuts come to fruition, health care leaders have testified that access will decline, the cost of uncompensated care will rise, and hospitals will not be able to reinvest in their facilities, staff and communities. Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncompensated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompensated
Adjective
  • Recruited Africans practiced marketable skills and built up solid résumés, working as unpaid interns.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Pape-Dawson, one of the engineering firms Waldrop hired to conduct studies on the Rowan Ranch site, claimed a $440,000 lien on the property in March alleging unpaid fees by Waldrop’s company Motiv Ventures, according to the lien affidavit.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Viola Davis and Walter Murch were awarded honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees by the American Film Institute at the conservatory’s commencement ceremony.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Emmy-winning actor Holland Taylor serves as the honorary chair of the host committee, which features a group of architects and designers including Hunter Braithwaite, Brian Butler, Frank Escher, Ilana Gafni, Ravi GuneWardena and Leo Marmol.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The program is voluntary for anyone who has Part D, such as a stand-alone plan or coverage included in a Medicare Advantage plan.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • At the time, Commissioner Dave Young and former Commissioner Pat South asked the development’s owner to levy voluntary impact fees to offset initial costs for new students.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Even small price hikes in an uncertain economy can push low- and middle-income consumers away from discretionary purchases or toward cheaper products, a 2024 Boston Consulting Group found.
    Megan Sauer, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Last month, economists at Wells Fargo pointed out that although discretionary spending on goods had held up, spending on services dipped 0.3% through May on a year-over-year basis.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025

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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompensated. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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