Medicare Improper Payment Report (2021)
The Medicare Improper Payment Report does not measure fraud, but rather, it estimates the payments that did not meet Medicare coverage, coding, and billing rules. The estimated Medicare FFS payment accuracy rate (claims paid correctly) from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, was 93.74%, which is up slightly from last year. The estimated improper payment rate (claims paid incorrectly) was . . .
