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REVENUE RECOGNITION AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Revenue | The approximate percentage of net revenue by type of customer was as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  |  |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  |
Healthcare insurers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee-for-service | 33 | % |  | 32 | % |  | 33 | % |  | 33 | % |  |
Capitated | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Total healthcare insurers | 35 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 36 |  |  |
Government payers | 10 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 15 |  |  |
Client payers | 40 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 32 |  |  |
Patients | 12 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 13 |  |  |
Total DIS | 97 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 96 |  |  |
DS | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Net revenues | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  |
Accounts Receivable Disaggregation | The approximate percentage of net accounts receivable by type of customer was as follows:
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Healthcare Insurers | 30 | % |  | 22 | %
Government Payers | 6 |  |  | 11 |
Client Payers | 48 |  |  | 42 |
Patients (including coinsurance and deductible responsibilities) | 12 |  |  | 20 |
Total DIS | 96 |  |  | 95 |
DS | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Net accounts receivable | 100 | % |  | 100 | %

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