Billed revenue isn't cash in the bank yet.
A practice that bills insurance gets paid weeks after the session, not on the day of it. See how much cash reserve covers fixed costs while that pipeline fills — and how much that reserve depends on payment speed, not billing volume.
Illustrative estimate · Not accounting advice
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