uncompensated

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Recent Examples of uncompensated In addition to harming patients, this trend is not sustainable for safety net hospitals like Denver Health that already provide millions of dollars annually in uncompensated care. Sarah Stella, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025 One of the main criticisms of Tilly Norwood is that the software that created the character was allegedly trained on the uncompensated work of professional actors. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025 Plus, more uninsured people mean more uncompensated care for hospitals, which presents its own problems for state budgets. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025 When a hospital treats a person who doesn’t have insurance and can’t otherwise pay, the hospital has to eat the cost of that care, often referred to as uncompensated or charity care. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncompensated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompensated
Adjective
  • This means any unpaid amount, whether utilities or other charges, can make an account delinquent because it must be paid at the same time as rent.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Since the jury decision in 2022, the township has been accruing interest on the unpaid settlement.
    Laura A. Bischoff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • He was raised Christian, converted to Judaism in his mid-30s, and later became an honorary warlock in the Church of Satan.
    Questlove, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The remarks led to him losing some of his honorary titles.
    Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The program was also voluntary — if residents saw fit just to throw all their recyclable glass and aluminum and paper into the regular garbage there was nothing stopping them from doing so.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean anyone took it easy on Sherrod, who always participated in voluntary class time.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Energy was one of the best performing S&P sectors so far in the day, but the financials and consumer discretionary sectors also rallied.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
  • That accounts for a small fraction of total discretionary government spending.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2026

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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompensated. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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