04. 1998 Ambulance Write-Offse
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Kalispell Fire/Ambulance Dept.
336 1 st Ave. East • P.O. Box 1997 Telephone 406-758-7764
Kalispell, MT 59903-1997 Fax 406-758-7758
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Ted A. Waggener, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Ambulance Write Offs for 1999
MEETING DATE: May 17, 1999
BACKGROUND: Yearly write off for the ambulance bills that can not be collected.
We do not accept assignment on claims for private pay; the patient is liable for the full
charges. However, we do accept assignment on Medicare/Medicaid Claims and on
Medicaid Clients. We can only accept the money that they pay us and we must write the
remainder off The credit bureau write off is for approximately June of 1995 through June
of 1997. We have been working on bringing our credit bureau accounts more current over
the past two or three years. Our goal is to have accounts not more than a year old in the
credit bureau for collections. We work the average account for six months before we
turn it over to the credit bureau.
RECOMMENDATION: Write off for ambulance be accepted.
FISCAL EFFECTS: $64,381.26 uncollectable for 1999. $86,214.04 credit bureau
uncollectable.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the council.
ATTACHMENTS: Attached is a list of the write-offs for the ambulance service that are
not collectible for the reasons specified
Respectfully submitted,
Ted A. Wagg ner
Fire Chief
Chris A. Kukulski
City Manager
Report compiled on May 12, 1999.
Write-offs for Kalispell Ambulance 1999
Small Amounts
(to costly to bill for)
Bankruptcies
Indigent
(no money -transients)
No Hauls
Over Charge
Deceased
No Estate
Medicaid
(accepted assignment and denied claims)
Medicare/1V4edicaid
(accepted assignment, denied claims
and deceased ).
Total:
$ 177.93
2,452.77
3,936.32
625.00
126.00
8,870.22
18,651.56
29,541.46
$ 64,381.26
Credit Bureau write-offs through June of 1997 to bring us more current - $86,214.04
Some money may still be collected by the Credit Bureau on these accounts and if so will
go into the ambulance fund.