Accessibility Scan Report
🔄 Changes Since Last Scan
10
New unique issues
🆕 New Issues (10)
A11Y-859a266awcag:wcag312|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/data-research/monitoring-programs/improper-payment-measurement-programs/exchange-improper-payment-measurement-eipm/improper-payment-findingsA11Y-64a4430crule:heading-order|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/contact/speech-meeting-requestsA11Y-95b15b6frule:heading-order|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicaid-coordination/about/state-payment-premiumsA11Y-c3570a90rule:heading-order|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/medicare/physician-fee-schedule/search/overviewA11Y-49f6257frule:heading-order|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/medicare/audits-compliance/part-a-cost-reportA11Y-29f76a0erule:heading-order|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/medicaid-chip/medicare-coordination/financial-alignment/managed-fee-for-service-model-mffsA11Y-0d175c74rule:heading-order|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/medicaid-chip/medicare-coordination/financial-alignment/managed-fee-for-service-model-mffsA11Y-0be7196erule:empty-heading|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/about/health-insurance-marketplace-quality-initiativesA11Y-b5f2ddecrule:heading-order|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/quality-improvement-organizationsA11Y-dd786d0arule:page-has-heading-one|light(axe) — https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/what-we-do/emergency-response
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Title keywords
VIEWPORT:desktop COLORSCHEME:both BROWSER:chromium
Issue body section
### Scan context
Viewport: desktop
ColorScheme: both
Browser: chromium
Summary
Issues
- By Level: A (0), AA (1)
- By Version (A & AA): WCAG 2.0 (1)
- By Category: axe-strict (10)
- Total: 10 across 4 unique rules & 1 accessibility engine
By Severity
By Role
Issues
🎯 Pages with Most Errors
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🔧 Most Common Issues (axe)
4 rules
7
Moderate
axe
heading-order: Ensures heading levels are not skipped (e.g. h1→h3). Inconsistent heading hierarchy makes page structure difficult to navigate for screen reader users.
6 pages affected
Rule Information
Engine: axe
Roles: Content Author, UX Designer
Blocking: No
Affected Pages
- https://cms.gov/about-cms/contact/speech-meeting-requests (1 occurrences)
- https://cms.gov/medicare/medicaid-coordination/about/state-payment-premiums (1 occurrences)
- https://cms.gov/medicare/physician-fee-schedule/search/overview (1 occurrences)
- https://cms.gov/medicare/audits-compliance/part-a-cost-report (1 occurrences)
- https://cms.gov/medicaid-chip/medicare-coordination/financial-alignment/managed-fee-for-service-model-mffs (2 occurrences)
- https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/quality-improvement-organizations (1 occurrences)
Examples
Heading levels should only increase by one
Mode: light
🕑 First identified: 2026-06-04
🔑 Bug ID:
A11Y-64a4430c | Pattern ID: A11Y-ad68781b
<h3>Requesting CMS Administrator or Deputy Administrator</h3>
XPath: .rxbodyfield > h3:nth-child(2)
Heading levels should only increase by one
Mode: light
🕑 First identified: 2026-06-04
🔑 Bug ID:
A11Y-95b15b6f | Pattern ID: A11Y-ba93a157
<h6>Want regular email updates? Sign up by visiting this <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCMS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USCMS_7840" data-once="linkMatch">link</a>.</h6>
XPath: h6:nth-child(24)
Heading levels should only increase by one
Mode: light
🕑 First identified: 2026-06-04
🔑 Bug ID:
A11Y-c3570a90 | Pattern ID: A11Y-6330b5bb
<h3 class="field field--name-field-title-title-description field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">
What is the PFS Look-Up Tool?
</h3>
XPath: #accordion-318102023__button > .field--name-field-title-title-description.field--type-string-long.field--label-hidden
Heading levels should only increase by one
Mode: light
🕑 First identified: 2026-06-04
🔑 Bug ID:
A11Y-49f6257f | Pattern ID: A11Y-ba7ef225
<h3>Overview</h3>
XPath: .rxbodyfield > h3
Heading levels should only increase by one
Mode: light
🕑 First identified: 2026-06-04
🔑 Bug ID:
A11Y-29f76a0e | Pattern ID: A11Y-ba7ef225
<h3>State Demonstrations</h3>
XPath: .rxbodyfield > h3
1
Serious
axe
SC 3.1.2 AA
valid-lang: Ensures lang attributes have valid BCP 47 language tag values. Invalid language tags prevent screen readers from switching to the correct pronunciation.
1 pages affected
Rule Information
Engine: axe
Roles: Content Author, Front-End Developer
Blocking: No
WCAG: SC 3.1.2 AA
Disabilities affected:
Who Is Affected
- Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities 4.7% — ~15,900,000 Americans
Examples
lang attribute must have a valid value
Mode: light
🕑 First identified: 2026-06-04
🔑 Bug ID:
A11Y-859a266a | Pattern ID: A11Y-faee895b
<span lang="X-NONE">[1]</span>
XPath: a[href$="#_ftnref1"] > span[lang="X-NONE"]
1 pages affected
Rule Information
Engine: axe
Roles: Front-End Developer
Blocking: No
Affected Pages
Examples
Headings should not be empty
Mode: light
🕑 First identified: 2026-06-04
🔑 Bug ID:
A11Y-0be7196e | Pattern ID: A11Y-9e7807c3
<h3> </h3>
XPath: h3:nth-child(30)
1 pages affected
Rule Information
Engine: axe
Roles: Front-End Developer
Blocking: No
Affected Pages
- https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/what-we-do/emergency-response (1 occurrences)
Examples
Page should contain a level-one heading
Mode: light
🕑 First identified: 2026-06-04
🔑 Bug ID:
A11Y-dd786d0a | Pattern ID: A11Y-ee8d7590
<html lang="en" dir="ltr" class=" js" style="--vw: 12.8px; --vh: 8px;">
XPath: html