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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 7:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE METHODOLOGY USED IS A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS $ 18,154,636.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>METHODIST HOSPITALS' COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INCLUDES A BROAD RANGE OF AFFILIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING THE CITY OF GARY, GARY LITERACY COALITION, YWCA OF GARY, LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR FAMILIES AND YOUTH, AND THE MERRILLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO A LEADER IN THE SUPPORT OF A NUMBER OF HEALTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION INCLUDING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, PINK RIBBON SOCIETY, NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY, PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION, AND THE MARCH OF DIMES. METHODIST ALSO DEMONSTRATES ITS COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH OF ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH A WIDE ARRAY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDING: VARIOUS SCREENING PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, FREE HEALTH FAIRS, AND EDUCATION SEMINARS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF UNINSURED PATIENTS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PAY FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE HOSPITAL. FOR THOSE PATIENTS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE, BASED ON HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE, A PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS IS RECORDED RELATED TO THESE PARTICULAR PATIENTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE DUE TO INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS, A PROVISON FOR BAD DEBT IS RECORDED BASED UPON HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>GENERALLY, PATIENTS WHO ARE COVERED BY THIRD-PARTY PAYORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RELATED DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE, WHICH VARY IN AMOUNT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS, AND OFFERS THOSE UNINSURED PATIENTS A DISCOUNT, EITHER BY POLICY OR LAW, FROM STANDARD CHARGES. THE HOSPITAL ESTIMATES THE TRANSACTION PRICE FOR PATIENTS WITH DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE AND FROM THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED BASED ON HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. THE INITIAL ESTIMATE OF THE TRANSACTION PRICE IS DETERMINED BY REDUCING THE STANDARD CHARGE BY ANY CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENTS, DISCOUNTS, AND IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE ESTIMATE OF THE TRANSACTION PRICE ARE GENERALLY RECORDED AS ADJUSTMENTS TO PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE IN THE PERIOD OF THE CHANGE. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, CHANGES IN ITS ESTIMATES OF IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS, DISCOUNTS, AND CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE OBLIGATIONS SATISFIED IN PRIOR YEARS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF AN ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY ARE RECORDED AS BAD DEBT EXPENSE. CONSISTENT WITH THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION, CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THEREFORE, THE HOSPITAL HAS DETERMINED IT HAS PROVIDED IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS TO UNINSURED PATIENTS AND PATIENTS WITH OTHER UNINSURED BALANCES (FOR EXAMPLE, COPAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES). THE IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS INCLUDED IN ESTIMATING THE TRANSACTION PRICE REPRESENT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNTS BILLED TO PATIENTS AND THE AMOUNTS THE HOSPITAL EXPECTS TO COLLECT BASED ON ITS COLLECTION HISTORY WITH THOSE PATIENTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>METHODIST HOSPITALS, INC. ASSESSES THE SERVICES NEEDED BASED UPON A REVIEW OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FACTORS. BASED UPON THE DATA, THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS ARE THEN COMPARED TO THE SERVICES CURRENTLY PROVIDED OR AVAILABLE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. METHODIST HOSPITAL PERFORMED AN ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE THE HEALTH STATUS, BEHAVIORS, AND NEEDS FOR RESIDENTS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREAS.</ExplanationTxt>
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