Providers first calculate their expenses for supplies, equipment, IT, facilities, employees, and other healthcare related costs/expenses for calendar years 2019 and 2020, calculate the change in year over year expenses and identify the portion that is attributable to coronavirus. Provider will then apply reasonable assumptions to determine the amount of their “Total Revenue /Net Charges from Patient Care Related Sources” and “Other Assistance Received” that applies to each type of healthcare expense attributable to coronavirus.
For example:
PPE Supplies in 2019 = $1,000
PPE supplies in 2020 = $4,000
$4,000 – $1,000 = $3,000 in expenses over and above normal operations attributable to coronavirus
Of that $3,000, approximately $2,500 was attributable to coronavirus, and of that $2,500 approximately $1,000 was reimbursed, leaving a balance of $1,500 in unreimbursed healthcare related expenses attributable to coronavirus.