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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Practical Law Glossary Item w-016-4301
(Approx. 2 pages)
Glossary
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency that is part of the
Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). CMS is involved with administering
Medicare
,
Medicaid
, and the
Children's Health Insurance Program
(CHIP). CMS also assists in overseeing certain requirements under the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA) (see
HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Toolkit
).
For further information, see the
CMS website
.