title: Considering the alternatives.
abstract: Health care providers frequently talk about values and community care, and their mission statements often espouse a commitment to cooperative relationships with their patients. Good intentions aside, the reality is that some health care providers may be unable to accommodate patients who are unable to pay for services. Distrust is guaranteed when an industry's words and deeds don't match, but several caregivers are thinking outside the lines to find solutions to their patients' payment problems.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D003405:Creativity; D004645:Empathy; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000379:methods*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States