Medicare Fee-for-Service Estimated Improper Payments Fall $15B since 2016

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the Medicare Fee- For-Service (FFS) improper payment rate has continued to decline, the fourth year Medicare FFS improper payment rate has been below 10 percent, the threshold for compliance established in the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019. The Medicare FFS estimated improper payment…