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indigent health care  

Definition

  • Indigent health care is care provided to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured and unable to pay for their medical care. There are an estimated 43 million Americans without health insurance and an additional 29 million who are underinsured. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Indigent Health Care]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XVLBKCCX-V

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