charity care

collocation in English

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charity
noun
uk
/ˈtʃær.ə.ti/us
/ˈtʃer.ə.t̬i/
an organization whose purpose is to give money, food, or help to those who need it, or to carry out activities such as medical research that will help people in need, and not to make ...
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care
noun
uk
/keər/us
/ker/
the process of protecting someone or something and providing what that person or ...
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(Definition ofcharityandcarefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The institution is the major provider ofcharitycarewithin the state.
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This promoted a medical ethos that physicians should provide somecharitycareor at least adjust fees downward for some patients.
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Teaching hospitals can afford morecharitycarethan private hospitals. 13.
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This institution is the major provider ofcharitycarein the state.
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Currently, this is a major problem, and hospital administration has instituted a number of procedures to increase revenue from paying patients and limit unnecessarycharitycareexpenses.
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It provides a significant amount ofcharitycare(almost $96 million in 2012), and treats complex cases such as transplants and burns.
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The settlement also addressed gaps incharitycare(free or reduced care for low-income uninsureds) and limited collections practices.
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The depression increased the need forcharitycare, while churches were too feeble to support the hospital.
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That year it had $653 million in charges, provided $32.8 million incharitycare, and had an operating margin of $26.5 million.
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Some for-profit hospitals provided as muchcharitycareas some non-profit hospitals.
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It also has a reputation as being a hospital with a large amount ofcharitycarepatients.
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The percentage of doctors providingcharitycaredropped from 76% in 1996-97 to 68% in 2004-2005.
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In 2006, the hospital had a net loss of $48,000 on gross patient revenues of $138 million with $1.5 million incharitycare.
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The hospital reports it provided community benefit contributions totaling $276.7 million in 2010, including $44 million forcharitycare.
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Charitycarefor those who can not pay is sometimes available, and is usually funded by non-profit foundations, religious orders, government subsidies, or services donated by the employees.
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The only people who have suffered are those with learning difficulties, for whom the charity cares, and the whistleblowers who made allegations about the running of the charity.
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The charity cares for over 340 churches.
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