uncompensated

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Recent Examples of uncompensated Hospitals and health systems could face a surge in uncompensated care if Medicaid funding is reduced or if eligibility is tightened. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Prospect invested more than $750 million in its hospitals and provided more than $900 million in charity and uncompensated care to patients. Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025 Critics say repealing Medicaid expansion is among the possible actions on health care under Trump that would return hospitals to an era when emergency departments were filled with very sick, uninsured patients and when hospitals' budgets were stretched by providing uncompensated care. Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024 More uncompensated workers might call out sick the longer a shutdown lasts, which could lead to longer security lines and other delays. CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for uncompensated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncompensated
Adjective
  • On Friday, the Kansas Department of Revenue seized Salty Iguana’s Prairie Village (8228 Mission Road) and Lawrence locations for hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In May, less than three years after that purchase, Steward filed for bankruptcy, reporting over $9 billion in total liabilities, including nearly $1 billion in unpaid bills from its medical vendors and suppliers and $290 million in unpaid employee wages and benefits.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Jones, along with Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman, was an honorary co-chair for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Reading Day to help continue the initiative’s impact on children in North Texas.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Daniel was appointed honorary Secret Service agent by President Donald Trump.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some bar owners had expressed concerns the program would be mandatory or would be used as a cudgel by the city to force changes to their businesses, but Alldredge stressed the program would be voluntary and would largely consist of things bars and restaurants already do.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Participation is voluntary, and patients can opt out at any time.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Reconciliation is not used to address discretionary spending.
    Alison Griffin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Trump’s order At its heart, Trump’s executive order would offer discretionary grants and issue guidance to states over using federal funds within this K-12 scholarship program.
    Suzanne Eckes, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompensated. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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