ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Schedule of accounts receivable allowances

	As of March 31, 2018									As of December 31, 2017
(in thousands)	Patient Care			Products &  Services			Consolidated			Patient Care			Products &  Services			Consolidated
Accounts receivable, before allowances	$	170,274		$	23,179		$	193,453		$	193,150		$	23,494		$	216,644
Allowances for estimated implicit price concessions arising from:
Allowance for estimated payor disallowances	(53,370		)	—			(53,370		)	(56,233		)	—			(56,233		)
Allowance for estimated patient non-payments	(8,848		)	—			(8,848		)	—			—			—
Accounts receivable, gross	108,056			23,179			131,235			136,917			23,494			160,411
Allowance for doubtful accounts	—			(4,225		)	(4,225		)	(9,894		)	(4,171		)	(14,065		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	108,056		$	18,954		$	127,010		$	127,023		$	19,323		$	146,346