Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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United States government agency federal agency

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers the nation’s major public health insurance programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and sets key standards for healthcare quality and reimbursement.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency → federal agency →
abbreviation	CMS →
budgetType	federal budget →
collaboratesWith	private health plans offering Medicare Part D → private health plans participating in Medicare Advantage → state Medicaid agencies →
country	United States →
dateFormed	1977 →
employs	civil servants →
headquartersLocation	Baltimore, Maryland → Woodlawn, Maryland →
issues	Medicaid guidance to states → Medicare billing rules → National Coverage Determinations →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
overseesProgram	Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges → Children's Health Insurance Program → Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program → Health Insurance Marketplace → Medicaid → Medicare → Medicare Advantage → Medicare Part D →
parentAgency	United States Department of Health and Human Services →
partOf	United States public health system →
predecessor	Health Care Financing Administration →
regulates	Medicare-participating home health agencies → Medicare-participating hospitals → Medicare-participating physicians → Medicare-participating skilled nursing facilities →
renamedFrom	Health Care Financing Administration →
renamedInYear	2001 →
responsibleFor	administering CHIP benefits → administering Medicaid benefits → administering Medicare benefits → establishing quality standards for healthcare providers in federal programs → implementing provisions of the Affordable Care Act related to coverage and payment → overseeing Medicare fee-for-service program → overseeing Medicare quality reporting programs → regulating health insurance standards for certain markets → setting Medicare reimbursement rates → survey and certification of healthcare facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid →
sector	health insurance → healthcare →
supervises	Center for Clinical Standards and Quality → Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight → Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services → Center for Medicare →
website	https://www.cms.gov →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Children's Health Insurance Program → Medicaid → Medicare → Medicare Part B → Medicare Part C → Medicare Part D → Title XVIII of the Social Security Act →	administeredBy
Joint Commission → Office for Civil Rights (HHS) → Office of Health Insurance Programs → Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → Social Security Administration →	collaboratesWith
COBRA → Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act → Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act → Title XIX of the Social Security Act → Title XVIII of the Social Security Act →	enforcedBy
Accountable Care Organizations → Social Security Act amendments → Title II Role of Public Programs →	implementedBy
HELP Committee → United States Secretary of Health and Human Services →	overseesAgency
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight → Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation →	parentOrganization
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight → Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight ("Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (organizational umbrella of CMS)") →	partOf
CPT →	associatedWith
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers →	canBeAssignedTo
National Cancer Program →	coordinatesWith
Woodlawn, Maryland ("Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services headquarters") →	hasFederalFacility
United States Department of Health and Human Services →	hasPart
Woodlawn, Maryland ("Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services headquarters") →	knownFor
Medicare Part D →	lowIncomeSubsidyAdministeredBy
Children's Health Insurance Program →	monitoredBy
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator") →	oversightBy
United States Senate Committee on Finance →	oversightSubject
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("Health Care Financing Administration") →	predecessor
Medicare Part C →	regulatedBy
Humana →	regulator
Universal Health Services →	regulatoryAuthority
Aetna →	regulatoryBody
Current Procedural Terminology →	regulatoryReference
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("Health Care Financing Administration") →	renamedFrom
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("Center for Medicare") →	supervises
Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality →	worksWith