Service provided by physicians and hospitals for which no payment is received from the patient or from third-party payers. Some costs for these services may be covered through cost-shifting. Not all uncompensated care results from charity care. It also includes bad debts from persons who are not classified as charity cases but who are unable or unwilling to pay their bill. See cost shifting.
Health care provided to persons unable to pay and not covered by private or governmental health insurance plans; includes both unbilled charity care and bad debts (services billed but not paid).
MS = Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad debts. AN = 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 UI = D017664