Uncompensated Care
"Uncompensated Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad debts.
| Descriptor ID |
D017664
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.900 N05.300.830
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Uncompensated Care" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Uncompensated Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncompensated Care" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Santos T, Lindrooth RC, Lee SD, Owsley K, Young GJ. Oregon Community Benefit Reform Influenced Not-For-Profit Hospitals' Charity Care And Medical Debt Write-Off. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 Feb; 44(2):196-205.