CMS stands for “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services”
This is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The group administers:
- Medicare
- Works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Health insurance portability standards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has additional responsibilities which include:
- Administrative simplification standards from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- Administrative oversight of quality standards in long-term care facilities (also known as nursing homes)
- Administrative oversight Clinical laboratory quality standards under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
- Administrative oversight of HealthCare.gov
Website: https://www.cms.gov/
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