Chapter 4: Third-Party Payment 9 5 Cost-Shifting Self-Quiz Problem Assume your organization has 100 patients analyzed in the following manner: 15 Medicare patients, who pay $2,000 per diagnosis 25 Medicaid patients, who pay $1,800 per diagnosis 20 managed care patients, who pay charges minus a 20% discount 10 managed care patients, who pay charges minus a 25% discount 10 private insurance patients, who pay charges 10 charity care patients, who pay nothing 10 bad debt patients, who pay nothing Your organization's average cost per patient is $2,000. Calculate the charge necessary to recover your cost