SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN F
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PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSE: TO ARRIVE AT THE PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSES, THE DENOMINATOR WHICH EQUALS TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES PER PART IX, LINE 25 OF THE FORM 990, WAS REDUCED BY BAD DEBT EXPENSE OF $8,087,920.
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SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7
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COSTING METHODOLOGY: THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO CALCULATED ON IRS WORKSHEET 2 WAS USED IN THE CALCULATION OF COST ON IRS WORKSHEETS 1, 3, AND 6. OTHER IRS WORKSHEETS USED THE HOSPITAL'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDED ALL PATIENT SEGMENTS.
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SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 2
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BAD DEBT EXPENSE: LINE 2 REPORTS BAD DEBT EXPENSE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 3
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BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARITY CARE: BAD DEBT ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE POLICY FOR LINE 3 WAS DETERMINED USING A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF PATIENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARITY.
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SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 4
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BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOOTNOTE: THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THEY DO, HOWEVER, CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. THAT FOOTNOTE READS AS FOLLOWS: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE REDUCED BY AN ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. IN EVALUATING THE COLLECTIBILITY OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, THE HEALTH SYSTEM ANALYZES ITS PAST HISTORY AND IDENTIFIES TRENDS FOR EACH OF ITS MAJOR PAYER SOURCES OF REVENUE TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS AND PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. MANAGEMENT REGULARLY REVIEWS DATA ABOUT THESE MAJOR PAYER SOURCES OF REVENUE IN EVALUATING THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE, THE HEALTH SYSTEM ANALYZES CONTRACTUALLY DUE AMOUNTS AND PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS AND A PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS, IF NECESSARY (FOR EXAMPLE, FOR EXPECTED UNCOLLECTIBLE DEDUCTIBLES AND COPAYMENTS ON ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH THE THIRD-PARTY PAYER HAS NOT YET PAID, OR FOR PAYERS WHO ARE KNOWN TO BE HAVING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THAT MAKE THE REALIZATION OF AMOUNTS DUE UNLIKELY). FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-PAY PATIENTS (WHICH INCLUDES BOTH PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE AND PATIENTS WITH DEDUCTIBLE AND COPAYMENT BALANCES DUE FOR WHICH THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE EXISTS FOR PART OF THE BILL), THE HEALTH SYSTEM RECORDS A SIGNIFICANT PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS IN THE PERIOD OF SERVICE ON THE BASIS OF ITS PAST EXPERIENCE, WHICH INDICATES THAT MANY PATIENTS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PAY THE PORTION OF THEIR BILL FOR WHICH THEY ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STANDARD RATES (OR THE DISCOUNTED RATES IF NEGOTIATED OR PROVIDED BY POLICY) AND THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY COLLECTED AFTER ALL REASONABLE COLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED IS CHARGED OFF AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS.
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SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION B, LINE 8
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COMMUNITY BENEFIT: SERVING PATIENTS WITH GOVERNMENT HEALTH BENEFITS, SUCH AS MEDICARE, IS A COMPONENT OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD THAT TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS ARE HELD TO. THIS IMPLIES THAT SERVING MEDICARE PATIENTS IS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE HOSPITAL OPERATES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. COST ACCOUNTING WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS REPORTED ON LINE 6.
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SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION C, LINE 9B
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COLLECTION POLICY: FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR DISCOUNTS FROM BILLED TO CHARGES, A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION CAN BE COMPLETED. ONCE COMPLETED, IT WILL BE REVIEWED FOR ELIGIBILITY. A CONTRACT FOR PAYMENT CAN BE NEGOTIATED WITH THE FACILITY'S COLLECTIONS PERSONNEL.
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SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 2
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NEEDS ASSESSMENT: MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER COMPLETES A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ON A REGULAR BASIS TO DETERMINE HEALTH CARE NEEDS. THE MOST RECENT PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED IN 2016. MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER WORKS WITH MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING; HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, FAITH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES IN COMPLETING THE ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS.
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SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 3
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PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE: ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS REVIEWED ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (MMC) OFFERS A VARIETY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS. PROGRAMS APPLY ONLY TO MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL CHARGES. PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE A SEPARATE BILL FROM EACH INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONER, OR GROUPS OF PRACTITIONERS, FOR CARE, TREATMENT, OR SERVICES PROVIDED. THE MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DOES NOT APPLY TO THESE CHARGES. IN ADDITION TO THE MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, PATIENTS MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICAID OR MEDICARE. APPLYING FOR SUCH PROGRAMS MAY BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR A MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER WILL ASSIST PATIENTS WITH STATE FUNDED PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS. THE MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INCLUDE FOUR PROGRAMS: 1. UNINSURED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - AVAILABLE TO UNINSURED PATIENTS, OFFERS FREE CARE OR DISCOUNTED CARE BASED ON FAMILY SIZE AND INCOME ACCORDING TO THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. 2. SELF-PAY DISCOUNT - AVAILABLE TO UNINSURED PATIENTS, OFFERS A 40% DISCOUNT, NO APPLICATION NECESSARY, DOES NOT APPLY TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID, BCBS AND OTHER INSURANCE/THIRD PARTY PAYER DEDUCTIBLE AND CO-INSURANCE AMOUNTS. 3. CATASTROPHIC DISCOUNT - AVAILABLE TO UNINSURED AND INSURED PATIENTS, LIMITS THE OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS WHEN MEDICAL DEBTS SPECIFIC TO MEDICAL CARE AT MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER EXCEED 25% OF THE PATIENT'S FAMILY GROSS INCOME. 4. PAYMENT PLAN PROGRAM - AVAILABLE TO UNINSURED AND INSURED PATIENTS, ASSISTS PATIENTS WITH THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS BY ESTABLISHING PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS. TO QUALIFY FOR FREE SERVICES (100% FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) THE PATIENT'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME MUST BE AT OR BELOW 300% OF THE CURRENT FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.
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SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 4
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COMMUNITY INFORMATION: MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER SERVES ANY PERSON IN NEED OF SERVICE, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH RESIDE IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, PRIMARILY A RURAL AREA. THE POPULATION OF THE PRIMARILY RURAL SERVICE AREA WAS 76,460. THE AREA HAS A HIGH RATE OF POVERTY, LOWER MEDIAN AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME, AND HIGHER RATE OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY THAN THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND THE STATE AND NATION AS A WHOLE. THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE CONSIDERED IN ALL PLANNING.
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SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5
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PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH: MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER TAKES THE LEADERSHIP POSITION IN COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH IN THE AREAS WE SERVE. WE ARE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE CRAWFORD (COUNTY) HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COALITION THAT ASSESSES NEEDS IN A ONGOING BASIS AND INITIATES NEEDED INTERVENTIONS, MOST RECENTLY FREE FLU SHOTS TO ELDERLY AND LOW INCOME PERSONS. MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER SUPPORTS FINANCIALLY AND OPERATIONALLY THE MEADVILLE AREA FREE CLINIC WHICH PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE FOR PERSONS WITH NO HEALTH INSURANCE, MEDICARE OR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE FREE CLINIC IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED WAY COMMUNITY FUND DRIVE AND WAS STARTED TO MEET A COMMUNITY NEED AS DETERMINED IN A PRIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE INVESTED IN REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT, NEW AND IMPROVED FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. TWO RECENT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS; THE YOLANDA G. BARCO ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE AND THE SURGERY CENTER AT GROVE TO ADDRESS GROWING NEED FOR ONCOLOGY SERVICES AND INCREASES IN OUTPATIENT SURGERY.
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SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 6
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AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM IS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE LOCAL AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE OPERATIONS OF THE MEDICAL CENTER, CHS, MPS AND HCC. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS A SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, AND PROVIDES PRIMARY ACUTE CARE MEDICAL SERVICES. COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDES VARIOUS OUTPATIENT SERVICES, SOME OF WHICH ARE FUNDED THROUGH GOVERNMENTAL GRANTS. MEADVILLE PHYSICIANS SERVICES IS COMPRISED OF PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LOCATED WITHIN CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. HOME CARE CONNECTIONS HOLDS THE EQUITY INVESTMENT IN VANTAGE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC. THE MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECEIVE, ADMINISTER AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS AND PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT AND SUPPORT OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. MEADVILLE HOUSING CORPORATION IS A FOR-PROFIT COMPANY THAT RENTS RESIDENTIAL LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS AT TWO HOUSING SITES, BOTH OF WHICH ARE IN OR NEAR MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. NEEDS ARE ASSESSED AND PLANNING IS CONDUCTED CENTRALLY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF AFFILIATES. THE MEADVILLE HEALTH CENTER WAS OPENED TO ADDRESS GROWING NEED FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR PERSONS COVERED BY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY.
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