2014D23

1. Whether the intermediary and CMS Regional Office for Region VII ("CMS Regional Office") evaluated market share for the provider for the correct geographic area when they denied the provider's request for classification as a sole community hospital on the grounds that the provider failed to meet the market share criteria under 42 C.F.R. Section 412.92(a)(1)(i).
2. Whether the Regional Office used the correct denominator in its market share calculation.