General Data

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General Data

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The General Data inputs for medical expenses:

Determine if the cash flows are for an expense or a reimbursement
Provide a description of the cash flows and the name of the provider
Set the amount of each cash flow
Set how often the cash flow repeats
Set the date the cash flows start
Sets the growth rate for any post-trial cash flows

General Data Inputs

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Cash Flow Type

The cash flows can either be expenses or reimbursements. Reimbursements are funds paid in compensation for expenses and typically come from an insurance provider.

Description

Enter a description for the expenses or reimbursements.

Provider

For expenses enter the name of the entity that provided the goods or services. For reimbursements enter the name of the entity, typically an insurance provider, that is providing compensation.

Amount

Enter the amount of each cash flow.

Event Repeats

Select how often the cash flow repeats:

Select Once for cash flows that only occur one time.
Select Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Annually if one of those time periods describes how often the cash flow occurs.
Select Custom for cash flows that occur more than once but do not repeat weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly.

If the cash flow occurs more than once you have to set the inputs that control how many times it repeats, and for custom repeating patterns, how often it occurs. See Repeating Event.

Start Date

Enter or select the date that the cash flows begin. For cash flows that only occur one time enter the date that the cash flow occurs.

Post-Trial Growth Rate

Enter the growth rate to apply to any post-trial cash flows.