This Subtopic provides guidance on receivables for health care entities within the scope of this Topic.
Some third-party payors retrospectively determine final amounts reimbursable for services rendered to their beneficiaries based on allowable costs. These payors reimburse the health care entity on the basis of interim payment rates until the retrospective determination of allowable costs can be made. In most instances, the accumulation and allocation of allowable costs and other factors result in final settlements different from the interim payment rates. Final settlements are determined after the close of the fiscal periods to which they apply and may affect materially the health care entity's financial position and results of operations.