As outlined in the 2019 Medicare Fee-For-Service Supplemental Improper Payment Data Report, the overall Medicare Improper Payment Rate was pegged at 7.3% translating into $28.91 billion paid to providers improperly. This is a marked improvement from 2018 when the improper payment rate was 8.1% which represented $31.62 billion. The bulk of those improper payments paid by Medicare in 2019, similar to 2018, were attributable to two related categories: 1) Insufficient documentati