uncompensated
adjective
un·com·pen·sat·ed
ˌən-ˈkäm-pən-ˌsā-təd 
-ˌpen-
1
: not providing or provided with monetary compensation : not paid or compensated
uncompensated medical care/costs
uncompensated workers
… many thousands of our countrymen devote their rosy prime to the harsh and uncompensated work of writing poetry …—
Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Robinson2
a
: not corrected or affected by physiological compensation
uncompensated congestive heart failure
b
: accompanied by a change in the pH of the blood
uncompensated acidosis
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There is also funding earmarked to cover uncompensated care for providers and rural emergency medical services.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
However, investors are worried fewer patients will seek care as Affordable Care Act subsidies phase out, or uncompensated care costs will rise.
—Christina Cheddar Berk,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Expanding affordable health insurance coverage would go a long way to address uncompensated care, and investments in regional care networks could help rural health care facilities share resources.
—Daniel R. George, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
The Morgans are now challenging SB 1137 in federal court, arguing that the setback law constitutes an uncompensated taking of their mineral estate prohibited by the Fifth Amendment.
—Paige Gilliard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
However, investors are worried fewer patients will seek care as Affordable Care Act subsidies phase out, or uncompensated care costs will rise.
—Christina Cheddar Berk,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Expanding affordable health insurance coverage would go a long way to address uncompensated care, and investments in regional care networks could help rural health care facilities share resources.
—Daniel R. George, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
The Morgans are now challenging SB 1137 in federal court, arguing that the setback law constitutes an uncompensated taking of their mineral estate prohibited by the Fifth Amendment.
—Paige Gilliard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Uncompensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncompensated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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uncompensated
adjective
un·com·pen·sat·ed
-ˈkäm-pən-ˌsāt-əd, -ˌpen-
1
: accompanied by a change in the pH of the blood
uncompensated acidosis
uncompensated alkalosis
compare compensated
2
: not corrected or affected by physiological compensation
uncompensated congestive heart failure
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