Coverage dated October 27, 2026

Same Medicaid rules, unequal resources: Smaller plans face bigger corrective action plan risk

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By Jennifer Knight for CureIS Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimated a Medicaid improper-payment rate of 6.12% for fiscal 2025, representing $37.39 billion. CMS said 77.17% of those payments resulted from insufficient documentation rather than fraud.

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    By Jennifer Knight for CureIS Healthcare The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimated a Medicaid improper-payment rate of 6.12% for fiscal 2025, representing $37.39 billion. CMS said 77.17% of those payments resulted from insufficient documentation rather than fraud.

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