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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

by David Bynon, last updated

What are the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the U.S. agency that runs the federal Medicare program, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance. It is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which enhances the health and well-being of all Americans by providing effective health and human services and by fostering advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.

Citations and References:

  1. NIH.gov: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, accessed 4/27/2021
  2. CMS.gov: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), accessed 4/27/2021
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