The city is poised to write off $375,901.74 as uncollectable debt as it prepares to reconcile its books for the 2016 fiscal year. It hopes to collect the rest of its accounts receivable.
Uncollectable debt stems from cases when a patient or payer can’t be identified, or a patient can’t be found or is uninsured, Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romero told Gloucester Times.
The Gloucester Fire Department charges a base rate of $1,513.84 per trip for basic life support services, plus $46.08 per mile traveled.
The city wrote off $490,109 in debt for FY 2015 and $401,670 in FY 2014.
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