In: Accounting
St. Joseph’s Hospital began operations in December 2016 and had
patient service revenues totaling $1,050,000 (based on customary
rates) for the month. Of this, $129,000 is billed to patients,
representing their insurance deductibles and co-payments. The
balance is billed to third-party payers, including insurance
companies and government health care agencies. St. Joseph estimates
that 20 percent of these third-party payer charges will be deducted
by contractual adjustment. The Hospital’s fiscal year ends on
December 31.
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entries for December 2016. Assume that 15
percent of the amounts billed to patients will be
uncollectible.
2. Prepare the journal entries for 2017 assuming the following:
a. $109,000 is collected from the patients during the year and $10,400 is written off.
b. Actual contractual adjustments total $216,000. The remaining receivable from third-party payers is collected.