The CARES Act provided $$100$ billion in financial relief to hospitals responding to the COVID$-19$ pandemic. The act includes a $20$ percent increase in Medicare payments to hospitals for their COVID$-19$ patients. However, studies have indicated that the costs associated with COVID$-19$ patients may be $335$ percent more than original DRG payment rates, or $15$ percent more than relief payment rates $($Reese $2020).$

For a hospital that admits COVID$-19$ patients, list the possible solutions to this cost crisis after examining the methods of cost accounting explained in this chapter.