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Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM)

The measure of the improper payments of Medicaid and CHIP, which results in an error rate for each program. These rates are based on multiple factors; fee-for-service (FFS), managed care and eligibility sections of Medicaid and CHIP in the fiscal year under review.

Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

The agency that oversees federal health care programs. Included in HHS are CMS, CDC, FDA, and NIH, among others.