title: A community approach to managing uncompensated care.
abstract: Estimated at more than $15 billion annually, uncompensated care accounts for most of the community benefit costs reported by the nation's hospitals. Reflecting the most basic of all hospital goals, these expenditures are designed primarily to benefit patients rather than communities.
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sigmond
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003376:Counseling; D005653:Fund Raising; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics*; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D008824:Michigan; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D016730:Program Development; D012941:Social Responsibility; D017664:Uncompensated Care