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Monday, November 2, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
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More uninsured patients cost HCA about $400 million last quarter

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The nation's largest for-profit hospital chain said more patients arriving without insurance, mostly people who dropped marketplace coverage, cut its third-quarter pretax income by about $400 million. It still expects 2026 results in the upper half of its forecast.

Source: Becker's Hospital Review

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