Go to the Illinois Hospital Report Cardweb page http://www.healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov/

find the payer mix (by type and percent) for each health entity in the given zip code listed below. Then discuss your assessment as to which payer mix may yield the optimal revenue and reimbursement.

Please note that "Private Pay" or "Self Pay" may be more prone to eventually end up as a bad debt write-off. This observation is further complicated by the fact that high deductible and copay plans may also end up in the two revenue buckets identified above.

The two health entities and associated zip codes are:

• 1. Little Company of Mary in zip code 60805
• 2. Ingalls Memorial Hospital in zip code 60426