1999D14

1. Was the Intermediary's calculation of the Provider's number of beds for purposes of determining the Provider's IME adjustment proper?; 2. Was the Intermediary's payments for outlier cases proper pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1395ww(d)(5)9A0(iv), insofar as total outlier payments by the Secretary in the fiscal years in question were less than five percent of the total payments made based on DRG prospective payments for the years in question?