Health Care

Uncompensated Care

Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad debts.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad debts.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Care, Uncompensated
  • Indigent Care
  • Care, Indigent

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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History Note

1994; for INDIGENT CARE use MEDICAL INDIGENCY 1968-1999, use INDIGENT CARE 1963-1967

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Tree Numbers

  1. N04w.590.374w.900
  2. N05.300w.830

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Uncompensated Care. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017664. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017664
  2. Uncompensated Care. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70447363