Appellees are a group of hospitals that serve a significant number of elderly, very low-income patients. Congress assumes that such patients cost more to treat than the average Medicare patients, so these hospitals are entitled to supplemental payments. These are determined by calculating what is called the "disproportionate share percentage" — a formula which is a proxy for the percentage...
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