Slacks implies pants of certain materials which are not part of a suit (jeans are not slacks, and you would not refer to the pair of trousers that came with a suit as slacks.) It is also more common to use slacks to refer to pants worn by women, while men would wear trousers.
Health care safety net providers are those that have a legal mandate or mission to offer medical care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay, and have a substantial number of patients who are uninsured or on Medicaid.
WASHINGTON â Uninsured Americans â including those with incomes well above the poverty line â leave hospitals with unpaid tabs of up to $49 billion a year, according to a USA TODAY analysis of government statistics.On average, uninsured families can pay only about 12% of their hospital bills in full.Families with incomes above 400% of the poverty level, or about $88,000 a year for a family of four, pay about 37% of their hospital bills in full, according to the Department of Health and Human Services study.y Richard J. Carson, for USA TODAY On average, uninsured families pay only about 12% of their hospital bills in full, a government study finds. By Richard J. Carson, for USA TODAY. On average, uninsured families pay only about 12% of their hospital bills in full, a government study finds.