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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I don't think I saw that 39 billion figure, where did you see that? My guess is that "loss" could mean "claims" in that case.

Still, hospitals are in a bind. The more than 5,000 community hospitals in the United States provided $39.3 billion in uncompensated care — predominately unpaid patient debts or charity care — in 2010, up 16 percent from 2007, the hospital association estimated.