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Other receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Other Receivables | Other receivables were comprised of the following:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Supplier rebates and non-trade receivables |  | $ | 217,100 |  |  | $ | 207,590 |
Medicare bad debt claims |  |  | 110,825 |  |  |  | 41,211 |
Operating advances under management and administrative services agreements |  |  | 21,165 |  |  |  | 16,870 |
|  | $ | 349,090 |  |  | $ | 265,671 |

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