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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.

Medicaid Community-Based Services

States are now allowed to extend full Medicaid coverage to certain home based and community based services (generally covers care for mental or physical disabilities)