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openpaymentsdata.cms.gov: History & Trends

How this site has changed over time. The weekly overview answers "what should I fix now?"; this page answers "how are we trending?"

Tracking since 2026-W24 — 17 weeks recorded. Accessibility score is stable (+0 pts since 2026-W36). Download the full trend series: CSV · JSON.

How the latest week compares

Latest week (2026-W40) vs. earlier look-back windows. positive/negative is relative to each measure — coloured by better or worse
MeasureNowvs 4 wk agovs 13 wk ago
Accessibility score100no change+15 better
Median axe violations / page0no change-3 better
Median page weight (KB)2906 KB-7 KB better+152 KB worse
Reading ease (Flesch)14.2-0.8000000000000007 worse+1.1999999999999993 better
Standards checks passing (%)64%no change+14% better

Accessible? — severity over time

Pages affected by axe severity over 17 weeks (lower is better)
Critical Serious Moderate W24W32W402230
Pages affected by axe severity, by week
WeekCriticalSeriousModerate
2026-W2400206
2026-W2500206
2026-W2600206
2026-W2700206
2026-W28511223
2026-W29511223
2026-W30511223
2026-W31511223
2026-W325110
2026-W335110
2026-W345110
2026-W355110
2026-W365113
2026-W375113
2026-W385113
2026-W395113
2026-W405113

Fast? — Lighthouse over time

Lighthouse category scores over 17 weeks
Performance Accessibility Best practices SEO W24W32W401000
Lighthouse category scores by week
WeekPerformanceAccessibilityBest practicesSEO
2026-W2417100100100
2026-W2520100100100
2026-W26n/an/an/an/a
2026-W27n/an/an/an/a
2026-W28n/an/an/an/a
2026-W29n/an/an/an/a
2026-W30n/an/an/an/a
2026-W31n/an/an/an/a
2026-W32n/an/an/an/a
2026-W33n/an/an/an/a
2026-W34n/an/an/an/a
2026-W35n/an/an/an/a
2026-W36n/an/an/an/a
2026-W37n/an/an/an/a
2026-W38n/an/an/an/a
2026-W39n/an/an/an/a
2026-W40n/an/an/an/a

Lighthouse trend points are based on sampled pages and can vary week-to-week depending on which pages were sampled.

Sustainable? — page weight, requests & carbon over time

Median page weight (KB) over 17 weeks — worse (2756 KB → 2906 KB)
W24W32W4029130
Median page weight (KB) by week
WeekMedian page weight (KB)
2026-W242756 KB
2026-W252756 KB
2026-W262755 KB
2026-W272754 KB
2026-W282755 KB
2026-W292763 KB
2026-W302762 KB
2026-W312755 KB
2026-W322757 KB
2026-W332757 KB
2026-W342903 KB
2026-W352905 KB
2026-W362913 KB
2026-W372912 KB
2026-W382912 KB
2026-W392905 KB
2026-W402906 KB
Median requests per page over 17 weeks — worse (42 → 62)
W24W32W40620
Median requests per page by week
WeekMedian requests per page
2026-W2442
2026-W2542
2026-W2642
2026-W2742
2026-W2842
2026-W2942
2026-W3042
2026-W3142
2026-W3242
2026-W3342
2026-W3461
2026-W3562
2026-W3662
2026-W3762
2026-W3862
2026-W3962
2026-W4062
Mean CO₂ per page (g) over 17 weeks — worse (0.4207 g → 0.4453 g)
W24W32W400.45050
Mean CO₂ per page (g) by week
WeekMean CO₂ per page (g)
2026-W240.4207 g
2026-W250.4207 g
2026-W260.4183 g
2026-W270.4215 g
2026-W280.421 g
2026-W290.4238 g
2026-W300.4248 g
2026-W310.417 g
2026-W320.4218 g
2026-W330.4207 g
2026-W340.4468 g
2026-W350.4424 g
2026-W360.4505 g
2026-W370.4459 g
2026-W380.4454 g
2026-W390.4395 g
2026-W400.4453 g

Findable? — readability over time

Reading ease (Flesch) over 17 weeks — better (13 → 14.2)
W24W32W40220
Reading ease (Flesch) by week
WeekReading ease (Flesch)
2026-W2413
2026-W2512.6
2026-W2612.6
2026-W2713
2026-W2814.2
2026-W2922
2026-W3014.2
2026-W3119
2026-W3216
2026-W3315.6
2026-W3415
2026-W3514
2026-W3615
2026-W3722
2026-W3814.2
2026-W3915
2026-W4014.2
Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) over 17 weeks — unchanged
W24W32W40180
Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) by week
WeekReading grade (Flesch-Kincaid)
2026-W2418
2026-W2518
2026-W2618
2026-W2718
2026-W2818
2026-W2917
2026-W3018
2026-W3118
2026-W3218
2026-W3318
2026-W3418
2026-W3518
2026-W3618
2026-W3718
2026-W3818
2026-W3918
2026-W4018
Words per page (median) over 17 weeks — 8173 → 4396
W24W32W4081730
Words per page (median) by week
WeekWords per page (median)
2026-W248173
2026-W254382
2026-W267271
2026-W274396
2026-W287005
2026-W294396
2026-W304686
2026-W314686
2026-W324372
2026-W334396
2026-W347005
2026-W357319
2026-W364686
2026-W377001
2026-W384348
2026-W397005
2026-W404396

Trustworthy? — technology & standards over time

Technologies detected over 15 weeks — 10 → 9
W26W33W40100
Technologies detected by week
WeekTechnologies detected
2026-W2610
2026-W2710
2026-W2810
2026-W2910
2026-W3010
2026-W3110
2026-W3210
2026-W3310
2026-W349
2026-W3510
2026-W369
2026-W379
2026-W389
2026-W399
2026-W409
Standards checks passing (%) over 15 weeks — better (50% → 64%)
W26W33W40640
Standards checks passing (%) by week
WeekStandards checks passing (%)
2026-W2650%
2026-W2750%
2026-W2850%
2026-W2950%
2026-W3064%
2026-W3164%
2026-W3264%
2026-W3364%
2026-W3464%
2026-W3564%
2026-W3664%
2026-W3764%
2026-W3864%
2026-W3964%
2026-W4064%
Security checks passing (%) over 15 weeks — unchanged
W26W33W40630
Security checks passing (%) by week
WeekSecurity checks passing (%)
2026-W2663%
2026-W2763%
2026-W2863%
2026-W2963%
2026-W3063%
2026-W3163%
2026-W3263%
2026-W3363%
2026-W3463%
2026-W3563%
2026-W3663%
2026-W3763%
2026-W3863%
2026-W3963%
2026-W4063%