This agency, formerly known as HCFA, is the DHHS agency responsible for Medicare and parts of Medicaid. CMS has historically maintained the UB-92 Institutional EMC format specifications, the professional EMC NSF specifications, and specifications for various certifications and authorizations used by the Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS also maintains the HCPCS medical code set and the Medicare Remittance Advice Remark Codes administrative code set.
Formerly Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). The federal agency responsible for administering Medicare and overseeing states' management of Medicaid. Back to the top of the page
The federal agency that runs the Medicare program.
Federal agency responsible for administering Medicare, federal participation in Medicaid and CHIP. It was formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
Formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), CMS is the United States government agency responsible for administering Medicare and Medicaid. It is made up of three agencies: the Center for Beneficiary Choices, the Center for Medicare Management, and the Center for Medicaid and State Operations.
Formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are organized around three centers to clearly reflect the agency's major lines of business. The Center for Medicare Management focuses on management of the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program. This includes development of payment policy and management of the Medicare fee-for-service contractors. The Center for Beneficiary Choices focuses on providing beneficiaries with information on Medicare, Medicare Select, Medicare+Choice and Medigap options. It also includes management of the Medicare+Choice plans, consumer research and demonstrations, and grievance and appeals functions. The Center for Medicaid and State Operations focuses on programs administered by states. This includes Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), insurance regulation functions, survey and certification, and the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Act (CLIA).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs - two national health care programs that benefit about 75 million Americans. And with the Health Resources and Services Administration, CMS runs the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a program that is expected to cover many of the approximately 10 million uninsured children in the United States. (previously called Health Care Financing Administration - HCFA)
CMS administers Medicare, the nation's largest health insurance program, which insures 39 million Americans.
The federal agency that administers the Medicare program, and works with the states to manage the Medicaid program. CMS sets standards for Part D insurance plans.
CMS administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) which provide health care to America's aged disabled, and low-income populations. Formerly called HCFA, the Health Care Financing Administration.
A branch of the federal government's Department of Health and Human Services that administers the Medicare program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) serves Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. For more information, go to http://cms.hhs.gov.