uninsured patient
collocation in Englishmeaningsofuninsuredandpatient
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uninsured
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.ɪnˈʃɔːd/us/ˌʌn.ɪnˈʃʊrd/
not having or not protected by insurance (= an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you become ill or have an accident or injury, or if something ...
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patient
noun[C]
uk/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/us/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist ...
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(Definition ofuninsuredandpatientfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofuninsured patient
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Do you (clinical providers) change prescription for uninsured patients?
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Insured patients have a greater ability to receive care than uninsured patients.
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About 85% of the clinical doctors thought that uninsured patients with tuberculosis could not complete a full course of treatment.
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It was found that insured patients received more expensive drugs and higher drug and medical costs per visit than uninsured patients.
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There were no significant differences in the both responses between the insured and the uninsured patients.
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Given this, the supply-induced demand for insured or well-off patients may be higher than for uninsured patients.
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This limitation may be one reason why uninsured patients had a lower likelihood of hospitalization than the insured and "out-of-pocket" financing had a negative effect on hospitalization in multivariate analysis.
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This finding implies that uninsured patients with chronic diseases, particularly with some complications, may not be able to obtain a full course of treatment and receive poor quality of care.
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It was among the top five most expensive conditions for uninsured patients, at an aggregate cost of $440 million for 62,000 hospitalizations.
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Uninsured patients can also use a medical bill negotiation service, which can audit the medical bill for overcharges and errors.
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The county will contribute $50 million annually to cover expenses and operating costs and $13.3 million a year toward the care of uninsured patients.
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Investigators also found non-profit hospitals charging poor, uninsured patients more than they did patients with health insurance.
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The suit alleges that the hospital failed to meet its mission by not providing adequate free and reduced cost care to two low-income uninsured patients.
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Hospitals bill uninsured patients directly under the fee-for-service model, often charging much more than insurers would pay, and patients may become bankrupt when hospitals file lawsuits to collect.
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Poor or uninsured patients may not have the money or no access to proper care will have limited options, and they could be pressured towards assisted death.
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Uninsured patients are twice as likely to visit hospital emergency rooms as those with insurance; burdening a system meant for true emergencies with less-urgent care needs.
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