Can the Full Sample size be estimated based on paid amounts rather than overpayments (the dollar difference between what was paid and what should have been paid)?
No. Estimating the sample size based on paid amounts will yield an estimate of the sample size needed to determine the actual amount paid, a figure already known. Instead, the objective is to estimate the amount of the overpayment, thus the figures entered into the Full Sample size calculation must be overpayment amounts.
Answer 16: No. Estimating the sample size based on paid amounts will yield an estimate of the sample size needed to project the actual amount paid, a figure already known. Instead the objective is to estimate the amount of the overpayment, thus the figures entered into this calculation must be overpayment amounts.
