The vast majority of improper payments stem from documentation mistakes and do not fit the definition of waste, fraud, or abuse. They also typically stem from health care providers’ actions, not ...

Medicaid’s improper payment rate was lower than that of other federal health programs. Three other federal health care programs had improper payment rates ranging from 5.61% to 7.66%.

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In a 2024 review of payments made in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the agency found that 5.09% of Medicaid payments totaling $31.10 billion were improper. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

How high is the Medicaid improper payment rate? Medicaid provides health care and long-term care to 83 million lower-income beneficiaries, accounting for one-fifth of health care spending overall.

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How high is the Medicaid improper payment rate? Medicaid provides health care and long-term care to 83 million lower-income beneficiaries, accounting for one-fifth of health care spending overall.

That would mean Medicaid's improper payment rate is 16% to 20%. In a 2024 report covering the years 2022, 2023, and 2024, Medicaid's parent agency — the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

That would mean Medicaid’s improper payment rate is 16% to 20%. In a 2024 report covering the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, ...

“One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid [payments] is improper.” — Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Responding to charges that President Donald ...

In a 2024 review of payments made in 2022, 2023, and 2024, the agency found that 5.09% of Medicaid payments totaling $31.10 billion were improper.