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
  • Cohen improved his position as MSG Networks continues to negotiate terms of its unpaid debt.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 22 Feb. 2025
  • America needs comprehensive support systems for caregivers, particularly working mothers who often shoulder unpaid caregiving roles.
    Christine Michel Carter, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In all, Hackman earned two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes (including an honorary prize), one Screen Actors Guild Award and two British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs).
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Four of Jones’ children, Rashida, Martina, Quincy III, and Kenya accepted an honorary Lifetime Achievement Award for their father that same month at the Governor’s Awards.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There will be three members to the firing squad team − voluntary corrections staff − and all will stand behind a wall with loaded rifles 15 feet from the inmate.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
  • If taxpayers are given reason to doubt that the government will respect their privacy, the integrity and efficacy of our voluntary tax system will eventually crumble.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The top sub-sectors were semiconductors, technology hardware, and national defense distribution, while coal, consumer discretionary distribution, and household appliances were the worst.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Others propose cutting discretionary spending, but these programs account for only one-third of the federal budget, making even the most aggressive cuts politically unacceptable without making much dent in our debt.
    Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncompensated. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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