PERM Error Rate Findings and Reports
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Rolling National Medicaid Improper Payment Rates
Year |
PERM Cycles Included |
Estimated Improper Payments (in billions) |
Overall Rate |
FFS Rate |
Managed Care Rate |
Eligibility Rate |
2010 |
Cycle 2 – FY 2007 Cycle 3 – FY 2008 Cycle 1 – FY 2009 |
$22.5 |
9.4% |
4.4% |
1.0% |
5.9% |
2011 |
Cycle 3 – FY 2008 Cycle 1 – FY 2009 Cycle 2 – FY 2010 |
$21.9 |
8.1% |
2.7% |
0.3% |
6.0% |
2012 |
Cycle 1 – FY 2009 Cycle 2 – FY 2010 Cycle 3 – FY 2011 |
$19.2 |
7.1% |
3.0% |
0.3% |
4.9% |
2013 |
Cycle 2 – FY 2010 Cycle 3 – FY 2011 Cycle 1 – FY 2012 |
$14.4 |
5.8% |
3.6% |
0.3% |
3.3% |
2014 |
Cycle 3 – FY 2011 Cycle 1 – FY 2012 Cycle 2 – FY 2013 |
$17.5 |
6.7% |
5.1% |
0.2% |
3.1% |
2015 |
Cycle 1 – FY 2012 Cycle 2 – FY 2013 Cycle 3 – FY 2014 |
$29.12 |
9.78% |
10.59% |
0.12% |
3.11% |
2016 |
Cycle 2 – FY 2013 Cycle 3 – FY 2014 Cycle 1 – FY 2015 |
$36.25 |
10.48% |
12.42% |
0.25% |
3.11% |
2017 |
Cycle 3 – FY 2014 Cycle 1 – FY 2015 Cycle 2 – FY 2016 |
$36.73 |
10.10% |
12.87% |
0.30% |
3.11% |
2018 |
Cycle 1 – FY 2015 Cycle 2 – FY 2016 Cycle 3 – FY 2017 |
$36.25 |
9.79% |
14.31% |
0.22% |
3.11% |
2019 |
Cycle 2 – FY 2016 Cycle 3 – FY 2017 Cycle 1 – RY 2019 |
$57.36 |
14.90% |
16.30% |
0.12% |
8.36% |
2020 |
Cycle 3 – FY 2017 Cycle 1 – RY 2019 Cycle 2 – RY 2020 |
$86.49 |
21.36% |
16.84% |
0.06% |
14.94% |
2021 |
Cycle 1 - RY 2019 Cycle 2 - RY 2020 Cycle 3 - RY 2021 |
$98.72 | 21.69% | 13.90% | 0.04% | 16.62% |
2022 |
Cycle 2 - RY 2020 Cycle 3 - RY 2021 Cycle 1 - RY 2022 |
$80.57 | 15.62% | 10.42% |
0.03% |
11.89% |
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National Rolling CHIP Improper Payment Rates
Year |
PERM Cycles Included |
Estimated Improper Payments (in billions) |
Overall Rate |
FFS Rate |
Managed Care Rate |
Eligibility Rate |
2013 |
Cycle 3 – FY 2011 Cycle 1 – FY 2012 |
$0.6 |
7.1% |
5.7% |
0.2% |
5.1% |
2014 |
Cycle 3 – FY 2011 Cycle 1 – FY 2012 Cycle 2 – FY 2013 |
$0.6 |
6.5% |
6.2% |
0.2% |
4.2% |
2015 |
Cycle 1 – FY 2012 Cycle 2 – FY 2013 Cycle 3 – FY 2014 |
$0.63 |
6.80% |
7.33% |
0.37% |
4.22% |
2016 |
Cycle 2 – FY 2013 Cycle 3 – FY 2014 Cycle 1 – FY 2015 |
$0.74 |
7.99% |
10.15% |
1.01% |
4.22% |
2017 |
Cycle 3 – FY 2014 Cycle 1 – FY 2015 Cycle 2 – FY 2016 |
$1.24 |
8.64% |
10.29% |
1.62% |
4.22% |
2018 |
Cycle 1 – FY 2015 Cycle 2 – FY 2016 Cycle 3 – FY 2017 |
$1.39 |
8.57% |
12.55% |
1.24% |
4.22% |
2019 |
Cycle 2 – FY 2016 Cycle 3 – FY 2017 Cycle 1 – RY 2019 |
$2.74 |
15.83% |
13.25% |
1.25% |
11.78% |
2020 |
Cycle 3 – FY 2017 Cycle 1 – RY 2019 Cycle 2 – RY 2020 |
$4.78 |
27.00% |
14.15% |
0.49% |
23.53% |
2021 |
Cycle 1 - RY 2019 Cycle 2 - RY 2020 Cycle 3 - RY 2021 |
$5.37 | 31.84% | 13.67% | 0.48% | 28.71% |
2022 |
Cycle 2 - RY 2020 Cycle 3 - RY 2021 Cycle 1 - RY 2022 |
$4.30 | 26.75% | 11.23% | 0.62% | 24.01% |
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Downloads
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2022 Medicaid & CHIP Supplemental Improper Payment Data (PDF) -
PERM Error Rate Calculation Presentation (PDF) -
2022 PERM Medicaid Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2022 PERM CHIP Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2021 Medicaid & CHIP Supplemental Improper Payment Data (PDF) -
2021 PERM Medicaid Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2021 PERM CHIP Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2020 Medicaid & CHIP Supplemental Improper Payment Data (PDF) -
2020 PERM Medicaid Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2020 PERM CHIP Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2019 Medicaid & CHIP Supplemental Improper Payment Data (PDF) -
2019 PERM Medicaid Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2019 PERM CHIP Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2018 PERM Medicaid Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2018 PERM CHIP Improper Payment Rates (PDF) -
2017 Medicaid & CHIP Supplemental Improper Payment Data (PDF) -
2016 Medicaid and CHIP Improper Payment Report (PDF) -
2015 Medicaid and CHIP Improper Payments Report (PDF) -
2014 Medicaid & CHIP Improper Payments Report (PDF) -
FY 2011 - FY 2013 Medicaid Improper Payment Findings (PDF) -
FY 2011 - FY 2013 CHIP Improper Payment Findings (PDF)