ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Schedule of accounts receivable allowances

	As of December 31, 2016									As of December 31, 2015
(in thousands)	Patient Care			Products & Services			Consolidated			Patient Care			Products & Services			Consolidated

Accounts receivable, before allowances	$	193,835		$	27,385		$	221,220		$	245,923		$	25,002		$	270,925
Allowance for disallowed revenue	(61,137		)	—			(61,137		)	(81,306		)	—			(81,306		)

Accounts receivable, gross	132,698			27,385			160,083			164,617			25,002			189,619
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(10,575		)	(4,946		)	(15,521		)	(13,371		)	(1,656		)	(15,027		)

Accounts receivable, net	$	122,123		$	22,439		$	144,562		$	151,246		$	23,346		$	174,592

Schedule of gross accounts receivable by major payor classification

December 31, 2016

(in thousands)	0-60 Days		61-120 Days		121-180 Days		Over 180 Days		Total
Patient Care
Commercial insurance	$	48,568	$	11,677	$	6,050	$	17,453	$	83,748
Private pay	897		547		441		1,034		2,919
Medicaid	13,937		3,554		2,110		5,415		25,016
VA	3,638		875		395		721		5,629

Non-Medicare	67,040		16,653		8,996		24,623		117,312

Medicare	32,980		4,813		3,055		35,675		76,523

Products & Services	16,126		6,690		3,031		1,538		27,385

Accounts receivable, before allowances	116,146		28,156		15,082		61,836		221,220

Allowance for disallowed revenue									(61,137		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts									(15,521		)

Accounts receivable, net									$	144,562

December 31, 2015

(in thousands)	0-60 Days		61-120 Days		121-180 Days		Over 180 Days		Total
Patient Care
Commercial insurance	$	55,173	$	14,744	$	7,663	$	28,492	$	106,072
Private pay	1,193		715		641		2,718		5,267
Medicaid	14,714		4,534		2,309		7,510		29,067
VA	4,347		1,077		589		2,022		8,035

Non-Medicare	75,427		21,070		11,202		40,742		148,441

Medicare	39,423		8,765		5,285		44,009		97,482

Products & Services	15,343		6,434		2,193		1,032		25,002

Accounts receivable, before allowances	130,193		36,269		18,680		85,783		270,925

Allowance for disallowed revenue									(81,306		)
Allowance for doubtful accounts									(15,027		)

Accounts receivable, net									$	174,592

Schedule of activities by year for the Allowance for Disallowed Revenue and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

(in thousands)	Allowance for Disallowed Revenue			Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Balance at December 31, 2013	$	52,277		$	6,472
Additions (1)	95,464			14,241
Reductions	(60,549		)	(10,769		)

Balance at December 31, 2014	87,192			9,944
Additions (1)	60,076			14,515
Reductions	(65,962		)	(9,432		)

Balance at December 31, 2015	81,306			15,027
Additions (1)	48,961			13,727
Reductions	(69,130		)	(13,233		)

Balance at December 31, 2016	$	61,137		$	15,521

(1)The accounts receivables associated with the Dosteon businesses, which are classified as discontinued operations as of each respective date of the consolidated financial statements, were not a part of the disposal transactions. Therefore the associated allowances, additions, and reductions are included in the above table. Dosteon’s bad debt expense included in “Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes” were $0 million in 2016, $1.7 million in 2015, and $2.6 million in 2014. Dosteon’s disallowed revenue included in “Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes” were $0 million in 2016, $(0.2) million in 2015, and $14.0 million in 2014.