<p>Another interesting reason why Chicago may be less “rich” than some of its peers is that in FY2004, for example, the University wrote off $63 million in uncollectible patient fees. That’s for the U side, which keeps separate books from the U. Hospitals, but provides the physician services at U. Hospitals. For reference, they had total patient care revenues (again, on the doc side) of $147 million. That $63 million is a big chunk of an endowment payout of $179 million.</p>