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Net Revenues And Accounts Receivable
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Net Revenues And Accounts Receivable [Abstract]  
Net Revenues And Accounts Receivable
Note 6. Net Revenues and Accounts Receivable

Net Revenues

Net revenues in the Home Health and Hospice segments were derived from all major payer classes and were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year  
     2011      2010      2009  

Medicare:

        

Home Health

   $ 799.2       $ 822.7       $ 782.5   

Hospice

     729.1         326.2         68.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Medicare

     1,528.3         1,148.9         851.3   

Medicaid and Local Government

     83.1         74.0         83.9   

Commercial Insurance and Other:

        

Paid at episodic rates

     77.7         86.4         79.3   

Other

     109.7         105.2         104.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Insurance and Other

     187.4         191.6         183.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net revenues

   $ 1,798.8       $ 1,414.5       $ 1,118.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded hospice Medicare cap expense of $4.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively, which is reflected in net revenues in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. The payment cap, which is calculated for each provider by the Medicare fiscal intermediary at the end of the hospice cap period, is determined by multiplying the number of first time patient admissions during the cap period by the Medicare cap amount, subject to certain adjustments. Medicare revenue paid to a provider during a twelve month period cannot exceed the aggregate Medicare payment cap. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had Medicare cap liabilities of $15.6 million and $15.4 million, respectively, which were reflected in Medicare liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

Accounts Receivable

Net revenues in the Home Health and Hospice segments were derived from all major payer classes. Accounts receivable attributable to major payer sources of reimbursement are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Medicare

   $ 217,028      $ 186,747   

Medicaid and Local Government

     46,553        35,872   

Commercial Insurance and Other

     38,570        44,623   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Accounts Receivable

     302,151        267,242   

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (11,562     (7,654
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Accounts Receivable

   $ 290,589      $ 259,588   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Commercial Insurance and Other payer group included self-pay accounts receivable relating to patient co-payments of $2.1 million and $2.6 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company's only financing receivable is the note receivable from CareCentrix, Inc. The Company measures impairment based on the present value of expected cash flows after considering assumptions relating to risk factors and economic conditions. On an ongoing basis, the Company assesses the credit quality based on the Company's review of CareCentrix, Inc.'s financial position and receipt of interest payments when due. Based on the Company's analysis, as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had no allowances for credit losses.