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[Janesta D. Carcich]

Mark.....

*peering at you with a brow raised in a sharp arch... laughing softly*

Are you reading over my shoulder, or do you have spy ware on my 
computer???

Also, one needs to keep in mind, that at the end of the year when the 
Medicare cost report (much like the public doing taxes) is complete, 
some of the money comes back to the hosptial via a cost report check... 
unless things have changed since I worked in a hospital business 
office.

Janesta

On Mar 1, 2005, at 1:51 PM, Mark Solomon wrote:

> Not that I'm lookin for a gift horse to do a dental exam on, but I 
> have just  a teeny bit of knowledge of medical accounting practices.. 
> just enough to make myself foolish occasionally.
>
> So here goes: How  much of the $11M is truly care for indigent 
> patients and how much is the difference in the amount the hospital 
> receives from Medicaid/Medicare and what they would charge a willing 
> private patient paying cash?
>
> Mark
>
> At 12:05 PM -0800 3/1/05, Tom Hansen wrote:
>> Impressive.  Very impressive.
>>
>> Consider the alternative, Moscow without Gritman.  Scary, isn't it?
>>
>> We shouldn't be thankful to Gritman, not criticizing them.
>>
>> Over $11 million in non-reimbursed medal care?  WOW !
>>
>> The city of Moscow . . . No . . . Latah County owes Gritman Medical 
>> Center
>> an immeasurable debt of gratitude.
>>
>> Many of those at Gritman are volunteers whose names we will probably 
>> never
>> know.
>>
>> Thank you, Gritman, for your selfless contributions to this beautiful
>> community.
>>
>> Take care, Moscow.
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, 
>> some are
>> dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they 
>> all
>> exist very nicely in the same box.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
>> [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
>> On Behalf Of Barbara Richardson Crouch
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 11:46 AM
>> To: bjswan at moscow.com; Shelly; Vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Subject: [Vision2020] Gritman's Community Service
>>
>> Mark and Community,
>>
>> I have reviewed Gritman's Form 990 from the year 2003 (the latest
>> available).  And I think it is important for the community to know the
>> exact amount of Griitman's Community Contributions.  In 2003 Gritman
>> provided $11,699,750.02 in direct patient care that was not 
>> reimbursed. Gritman absorbs these costs for the community.  In 
>> addition to this
>> amount, Gritman provided another $1,223,791 to promote health care in 
>> the
>> community by providing services such as Gritman Adult Day Health, CPR
>> classes, smoking cessation clases, etc.
>>
>> As a community board member, I have been very impressed with Gritman's
>> concern for the cost of health care.  I know the baord does 
>> everything in
>> their power to ensure that our community receives the best health 
>> care at
>> the best price.  The costs associated with Health Care are a concern
>> nationwide.  Moscow is no exception.  But because Gritman and its 
>> Board of
>> Directors have been fiscally repsonsible and carry a fund balance, 
>> they
>> are able to keep the increases to a minimum.  As a not-for-profit, it 
>> is
>> imperative that reserves be maintained to ensure the long-term 
>> viability
>> of the organization.
>>
>> As for Donovan's comments.  Gritman did not play a role in the 
>> University
>> requiring health insurance for its students.  We all know that one 
>> injury
>> or illness can create thousands of dollars in medical bills.  If a 
>> student
>> is not insured, they run the risk of ruining their credit for many 
>> years,
>> plus the rest of the community pays for their health care.  I know 
>> that
>> college is expensive, however, when I attended the University of
>> Mississippi in the early 1980's I paid more per semester than resident
>> students pay in fees today at the Univeristy of Idaho!
>> Barbara
>>
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