uncompensated
adjective
un·com·pen·sat·ed
ˌən-ˈkäm-pən-ˌsā-təd 
-ˌpen-
1
: not providing or provided with monetary compensation : not paid or compensated
uncompensated medical care/costs
uncompensated workers
… many thousands of our countrymen devote their rosy prime to the harsh and uncompensated work of writing poetry …—
Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Robinson2
a
: not corrected or affected by physiological compensation see compensation sense 1b
uncompensated congestive heart failure
b
: accompanied by a change in the pH of the blood
uncompensated acidosis
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This leads to higher rates of uncompensated care, putting vulnerable health care facilities — think rural hospitals — at risk.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The economic cost of treating and the often uncompensated cost of caring for those sufferers is now more than $600 billion a year.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 5 Apr. 2025
Number two: Family members, in particular women, are going to be more likely to fall out of the labor force in order to provide uncompensated care.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 5 May 2025
Without them, the hospitals would bear the brunt of uncompensated care as uninsured sick people seek treatment.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
The economic cost of treating and the often uncompensated cost of caring for those sufferers is now more than $600 billion a year.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 5 Apr. 2025
Number two: Family members, in particular women, are going to be more likely to fall out of the labor force in order to provide uncompensated care.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 5 May 2025
Without them, the hospitals would bear the brunt of uncompensated care as uninsured sick people seek treatment.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompensated. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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uncompensated
adjective
un·com·pen·sat·ed
-ˈkäm-pən-ˌsāt-əd, -ˌpen-
1
: accompanied by a change in the pH of the blood
uncompensated acidosis
uncompensated alkalosis
compare compensated
2
: not corrected or affected by physiological compensation
uncompensated congestive heart failure
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