For Hospitals, Contractual Adjustments to 3^rd Party Payers, Such as Insurance

question 55

True/False

For hospitals, contractual adjustments to 3^rd party payers, such as insurance companies, are recorded with a debit to Contractual Adjustment expense and a credit to accounts receivable.

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