www.medicare.gov: week 2026-W24
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| Issue | Severity | Pages | Who it affects | How to fix | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target size is at least 44×44 CSS pixels (Enhanced) (WCAG 2.5.5) (rule↗) | Serious | 684 | — | See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111 | pages (CSV) |
| Text has minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 (WCAG 1.4.8) (rule↗) | Serious | 657 | — | See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r73 | pages (CSV) |
| aria-hidden element does not contain focusable elements (WCAG 4.1.2) (rule↗) | Moderate | 573 | Without vision, Limited vision | See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r17 | pages (CSV) |
| Table header has scope (WCAG criterion undetermined) (rule↗) | Moderate | 229 | — | See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78 | pages (CSV) |
| Text has enhanced contrast (WCAG 1.4.6) (rule↗) | Moderate | 55 | — | Increase text contrast to meet WCAG AAA (7:1). | pages (CSV) |
| First focusable element is link to main content (WCAG criterion undetermined) (rule↗) | Moderate | 31 | — | See remediation guidance: https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r87 | pages (CSV) |
| Heading levels should only increase by one (WCAG criterion undetermined) (rule↗) | Moderate | 27 | — | Use heading levels in order (h1 → h2 → h3) without skipping; structure, not size. | pages (CSV) |
| Text has sufficient color contrast (Enhanced) (WCAG 1.4.3) (rule↗) | Moderate | 17 | Limited vision, Without color perception | Increase text contrast to meet WCAG AA (4.5:1, or 3:1 for large text). | pages (CSV) |
Progress
- ✓ 1 week(s) with no Critical findings
This week at a glance 19 issue type(s)
- Median axe violations / page
- 0
- Pages with axe violations
- 42 of 1158
- Median Alfa failures / page
- 50
- Pages with Alfa failures
- 684 of 684
- Unique pages audited
- 1158
- Lighthouse performance (median)
- 37/100 details
- Lighthouse SEO (median)
- 92/100
- Lighthouse best practices (median)
- 54/100
- Words per page (median)
- 156
- Reading ease (median)
- 41
- Reading grade (median)
- 14
- Misspellings
- 25+ distinct details
- Broken links
- 5 details
- Median page weight
- 6.7 MB
- Median requests per page
- 108
- Estimated energy per page (mean)
- 1.0979 Wh
Scan coverage this week (1171 pages)
| Engine | Pages | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| axe | 1158 | 99% |
| sustainability | 1158 | 99% |
| alfa | 684 | 58% |
| deprecated-html | 672 | 57% |
| resources | 604 | 52% |
| plain-language | 315 | 27% |
| lighthouse | 77 | 7% |
Embedded & linked resources
New this week (661)
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- https://medicare.gov/publications/11575-POL-medicare-supplement-insurance.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12026-Polish-Understanding-Medicare-Advantage-Plans.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12207-pol-a-quick-guide-to-medicare-medicaid.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10126-por-get-help-with-your-medicare-costs-getting-started.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11022-POR-Medicare-Diabetes-Coverage.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11220-por-your-yearly-medicare-review.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11575-POR-medicare-supplement-insurance.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12026-Portuguese-Understanding-Medicare-Advantage-Plans.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12207-por-a-quick-guide-to-medicare-medicaid.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10126-r-get-help-with-your-medicare-costs-getting-started.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11022-R-Medicare-Diabetes-Coverage.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11220-r-your-yearly-medicare-review.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11575-R-medicare-supplement-insurance.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12026-Russian-Understanding-Medicare-Advantage-Plans.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12207-r-a-quick-guide-to-medicare-medicaid.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11318_s.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10126-t-get-help-with-your-medicare-costs-getting-started.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11022-T-Medicares-Diabetes-Coverage.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11220-t-your-yearly-medicare-review.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11575-T-medicare-supplement-insurance.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12026-Tagalog-Understanding-Medicare-Advantage-Plans.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12207-t-a-quick-guide-to-medicare-medicaid.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10126-v-get-help-with-your-medicare-costs-getting-started.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11022-V-Medicare-Diabetes-Coverage.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11220-v-your-yearly-medicare-review.pdf
- https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/downloads/cms1490s-english.pdf
- https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/Downloads/CMS1490S-Spanish.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10126-amh-get-help-with-your-medicare-costs-getting-started.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11022-ARB-Medicare-Diabetes-Coverage.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10126-arb-get-help-with-your-medicare-costs-getting-started.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/arabic-msn-part-a.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11220-arb-your-yearly-medicare-review.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12207-arb-a-quick-guide-to-medicare-medicaid.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11575-ARB-medicare-supplement-insurance.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12026-Arabic-Understanding-Medicare-Advantage-Plans.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11220-ar-your-yearly-medicare-review.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11022-AR-Medicare-Diabetes-Coverage.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10126-ar-get-help-with-your-medicare-costs-getting-started.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/armenian-msn-part-a.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12207-ar-a-quick-guide-to-medicare-medicaid.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11575-AR-medicare-supplement-insurance.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12026-Armenian-Understanding-Medicare-Advantage-Plans.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10126-ben-get-help-with-your-medicare-costs-getting-started.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/cambodian-msn-part-a.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/cambodian-msn-part-b.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10126-c-get-help-with-your-medicare-costs-getting-started.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11575-C-medicare-supplement-insurance.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12132-c-save-money-on-your-medicare-costs.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12133-c-is-your-loved-one-facing-challenges-paying-their-medicare-costs0.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11022-C-Medicare-Diabetes-Coverage.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/chinese-msn-part-a.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12026-Chinese-Understanding-Medicare-Advantage-Plans.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11420-are-you-up-to-date-on-your-medicare-preventive-services.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12224-medicare-coverage-of-advanced-primary-care-management-services.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11534-medicare-rights-and-protections.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11359-getting-started-medicare-and-skilled-nursing-facility-care.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10153-medicare-coverage-of-skilled-nursing-facility-care-508.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11046-medicare-coverage-of-wheelchairs-scooters.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11294-women-and-heart-disease.pdf
- https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prescription-Drug-Coverage/LimitedIncomeandResources/downloads/11267.pdf
- https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prescription-Drug-Coverage/LimitedIncomeandResources/Downloads/11267-S.pdf
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- https://www.cms.gov/files/document/model-example-hospice-election-statement-march-2024.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11575-V-medicare-supplement-insurance.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12026-Vietnamese-Understanding-Medicare-Advantage-Plans.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12132-v-save-money-on-your-medicare-costs.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12133-v-is-your-loved-one-facing-challenges-paying-their-medicare-costs.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12207-v-a-quick-guide-to-medicare-medicaid.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12188-v-save-money-on-your-medicare-covered-insulin.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11410-s-diabetes-conference-card.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11472-s-learn-what-medicare-covers.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11021-s-medicare-ambulance-services.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11525-s-medicare-appeals.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/02174-s-your-guide-to-choosing-a-nursing-home.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12217-s-your-guide-to-living-in-a-nursing-home.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12203-s-medicares-extra-help-program.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12200-s-extra-help.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11931-s-medicare-coverage-of-cancer-treatment-services2025.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12229-s-your-medicare-in-2026-what-you-need-to-know.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11037-s-medicare-coverage-outside-the-united-states.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11579-s-medicare-costs.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10153-s-medicare-skilled-nursing-facility.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/10969-s-medicare-and-home-health-care.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11341-s-quick-facts-program-of-all-inclusive-care-for-the-elderly-pace.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/12224-s-medicare-coverage-of-advanced-primary-care-management-services0.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11173-s-the-medicare-beneficiary-ombudsman-works-for-you.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11610-s-4rs-for-fighting-medicare-fraud.pdf
- https://medicare.gov/publications/11534-s-medicare-rights-and-protections.pdf
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- https://www.medicare.gov/publications/11361-medicare-hospice-getting-started.pdf
- https://www.medicare.gov/publications/02154-medicare-hospice-benefits.pdf
- https://www.medicare.gov/publications/12182-signing-up-for-medicare-after-jail-or-incarceration.pdf
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| PDF documents | 539 |
| Iframes | 66 |
| Audio files | 54 |
| Archives (zip, etc.) | 1 |
| Images | 1 |