While the best asset to have is cash, the next best assets to have are accounts receivable, which are the right to payment for services rendered or goods provided. In the health care industry, receivables are the right to payment for health care services rendered by a health care provider, which can be a hospital, physician’s office, pharmacy, or another medical provider. This article will examine the health care receivables generated by skilled nursing facilities, with a focus on receivables to be paid by governmental programs (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid). In the context of this article, governmental health care receivables … Read more