Federal Health Insurance Marketplace

Improper Payment Rate for Federally Facilitated Exchange Fell Under 1%

November 17, 2022 - The improper payment rate for the federally facilitated exchange (FFE) program was less than 1 percent in 2020, according to the annual 2022 Agency Financial Report from CMS and HHS. Improper payments are payments that do not meet CMS program requirements, such as overpayments, underpayments, or payments based on insufficient information. The...

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