Amounts written off when it is determined that a patient is unable to pay. Charity care results from the facility's policy to provide health care services free of charge to individuals who meet certain financial criteria.
The difference between full established charges for services rendered to patients who are not able to pay for all or part of the services provided and the amount paid by or on behalf of the patient, if any. Previously included care provided to medically indigent for which counties are responsible.
In the United States, charity care is health care rendered to patients unable to pay for some, in whole, or in part.