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Descriptor English:   Uncompensated Care 
Descriptor Spanish:   Atención no Remunerada 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cuidados de Saúde não Remunerados 
Synonyms English:   Indigent Care  
Tree Number:   N04.590.374.900
N05.300.830
Definition English:   Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad debts. 
Indexing Annotation English:   absence of payment to physician, dentist, other health professional, hosp; includes lack of compensation in pro bono work & charity care & as a result of bad debts
See Related English:   Medical Indigency
Medically Uninsured
 
History Note English:   1994; for INDIGENT CARE use MEDICAL INDIGENCY 1968-1999, use INDIGENT CARE 1963-1967 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends  
Record Number:   30989 
Unique Identifier:   D017664 

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