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The '''Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services''' ('''CMS''') is a federal agency within the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] (HHS) that administers the [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] program and works in partnership with state governments to administer [[Medicaid]], the [[Children's Health Insurance Program]] (CHIP), and [[health insurance]] portability standards. In addition to these programs, CMS has other responsibilities, including the administrative simplification standards from the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]] of 1996 (HIPAA), quality standards in [[long-term care]] facilities (more commonly referred to as [[nursing home]]s) through its survey and certification process, clinical laboratory quality standards under the [[Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments]], and oversight of [[HealthCare.gov]].
CMS was previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) until 2001.

CMS actively inspects and reports on every [[nursing home]] in the United States.  This includes maintaining the 5-Star Quality Rating System.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five-Star Quality Rating System|url=https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/CertificationandComplianc/FSQRS}}</ref>

==History==
Originally, the name "Medicare" in the United States referred to a program providing medical care for families of people serving in the military as part of the Dependents' Medical Care Act, which was passed in 1956.<ref>Robinson, P. I. (1957). Medicare: Uniformed Services Program for Dependents. Social Security Bulletin, 20(7), 9–16.</ref> President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] held the first White House Conference on Aging in January 1961, in which creating a health care program for social security beneficiaries was proposed.<ref>Tibbits C. "The 1961 White House Conference on Aging: it's rationale, objectives, and procedures". J Am Geriatr Soc. 1960 May. 8:373–77</ref><ref>Mcnamara PAT, Dirksen EM, Church F, Muskie ES. The 1961 White House Conference on Aging: basic policy statements and recommendations / prepared for the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate 87th Congress, 1st Session, Committee Print, May 15, 1961.</ref>

President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signed the [[Social Security Amendments of 1965|Social Security Amendments]] on July 30, 1965, establishing both Medicare and Medicaid.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Today's Document from the National Archives|url=https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=730|access-date=2021-10-05|website=www.archives.gov| date=15 August 2016 }}</ref> [[Arthur E. Hess]], a deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration, was named as first director of the Bureau of Health Insurance in 1965, placing him as the first executive in charge of the Medicare program.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Fritze|first=John|title=Arthur E. Hess, 89, lawyer, served as 1st director of Medicare program|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-11-21-0511210002-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-05|website=baltimoresun.com|date=21 November 2005 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621214712/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-11-21-0511210002-story.html |archive-date=2021-06-21 }}</ref> At the time, the program provided health insurance to 19 million Americans.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/History/Downloads/Administrator-Tenure-Dates-and-Biographies-1965-%E2%80%94-2015.pdf|title=Administrator Tenure Dates & Biographies|last=Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501033505/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/History/Downloads/Administrator-Tenure-Dates-and-Biographies-1965-%E2%80%94-2015.pdf|archive-date=2017-05-01|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Social Security Administration]] (SSA) became responsible for the administration of Medicare and the Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS) became responsible for the administration of Medicaid. Both agencies were organized under what was then known as the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]] (HEW), in 1965. Since then, HEW, has been reorganized as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1980. This consequently brought Medicare and Medicaid under the jurisdiction of the HHS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Digital Communications Division (DCD) |date=March 14, 2023 |title=HHS Historical Insights |url=https://www.hhs.gov/about/historical-highlights/index.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=US Department of Health and Human Services}}</ref>

In March 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) was established under HEW.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2015-07-01|title=Administrator Tenure Dates & Biographies, 1965 — 2015|url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/History/Downloads/Administrator-Tenure-Dates-and-Biographies-1965-%E2%80%94-2015.pdf|access-date=2020-11-17|website=U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services|pages=5, 13}}</ref> HCFA became responsible for the coordination of Medicare and Medicaid.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-10-06|title=20TH ANNIVERSARY 1977;TIME CAPSULE|url=https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/19960826/NEWS/608260322/20th-anniversary-1977-time-capsule|access-date=2021-10-05|website=Modern Healthcare|language=en}}</ref> The responsibility for enrolling beneficiaries into Medicare and processing premium payments remained with SSA.

HCFA was renamed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on July 1, 2001.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=CNN.com - Medicare agency renamed as prelude to reforms - June 14, 2001|url=http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/06/14/hcfa.changes/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=www.cnn.com}}</ref>

In 2013, a report by the inspector general found that CMS had paid $23 million in benefits to deceased beneficiaries in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ellis|first=Blake|date=2013-11-01|title=Fraud, dumb mistakes lead Medicare to pay $23 million to dead people|url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/11/01/pf/medicare-deceased/index.html|access-date=2021-10-05|website=CNNMoney}}</ref>

In April 2014, CMS released raw claims data from 2012 that gave a look into what types of doctors billed Medicare the most.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Abelson|first1=Reed|last2=Cohen|first2=Sarah|date=2014-04-09|title=Sliver of Medicare Doctors Get Big Share of Payouts|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/business/sliver-of-medicare-doctors-get-big-share-of-payouts.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2021-10-05 |issn=0362-4331 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005202507/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/business/sliver-of-medicare-doctors-get-big-share-of-payouts.html |archive-date=2021-10-05  }}</ref>

In January 2018, CMS released guidelines for states to use to require Medicaid beneficiaries to continue receiving coverage.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sanger-Katz|first=Margot|date=2018-01-11|title=Can Requiring People to Work Make Them Healthier?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/upshot/medicaid-work-requirements-trump.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2021-10-05 |issn=0362-4331 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005192816/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/upshot/medicaid-work-requirements-trump.html |archive-date= 2021-10-05  }}</ref> These guidelines came in response to then-President Trump's announcement that he would allow states to impose work requirements in Medicaid.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pear|first=Robert|date=2018-01-11|title=Trump Administration Says States May Impose Work Requirements for Medicaid|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/us/politics/medicaid-work-requirements.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2021-10-05 |issn=0362-4331 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211005192817/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/us/politics/medicaid-work-requirements.html |archive-date=2021-10-05  }}</ref> In October, CMS reported a data breach of 75,000 people's personal data due to a hack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hackers breach Healthcare.gov system, taking files on 75,000 people|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/20/hackers-stole-files-from-healthcare-gov-system/ |date=October 20, 2018 |first1=Zack |last1=Whittaker |access-date=2021-10-05 |website=TechCrunch|language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006023531/https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/20/hackers-stole-files-from-healthcare-gov-system/ |archive-date=  2021-10-06 }}</ref>

In February 2018, CMS removed a notice from its website that informed insurance companies they were not allowed to charge physicians a fee when the companies paid the doctors for their work. This has resulted in doctors being charged up to a 5% fee on their compensation, adding up to billions of dollars annually.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hidden Fee Costing Doctors Millions Every Year|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/the-hidden-fee-costing-doctors-millions-every-year |first1=Cezary |last1=Podkul |access-date=2023-08-15|website=ProPublica|date=14 August 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2021, CMS passed a rule that would cover "breakthrough technology" for four years after they received FDA approval.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=Medicare approves coverage of 'breakthrough' medical devices|url=https://www.modernhealthcare.com/medical-devices/medicare-approves-coverage-breakthrough-medical-devices |url-access=subscription |first1=Michael |last1=Brady |access-date=2021-10-05|website=Modern Healthcare|language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240514213245/https://www.modernhealthcare.com/medical-devices/medicare-approves-coverage-breakthrough-medical-devices |archive-date= 14 May 2024 }}</ref> In September 2021, CMS submitted a proposal to repeal the rule based on safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-13|title=Biden to toss Medicare coverage for "breakthrough" technology|url=https://www.modernhealthcare.com/payment/biden-toss-medicare-coverage-breakthrough-technology |url-access=subscription |first1=Michael |last1=Brady |access-date=2021-10-05 |website=Modern Healthcare|language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240514225228/https://www.modernhealthcare.com/payment/biden-toss-medicare-coverage-breakthrough-technology |archive-date= 14 May 2024  }}</ref>

On September 19, 2023, the Subcommittee on Health held a hearing titled "Examining Policies to Improve Seniors’ Access to Innovative Drugs, Medical Devices, and Technology." Dora Hughes, the acting director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), defended the proposed Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway, which aims to restrict coverage for breakthrough medical devices to five reviews a year. Some lawmakers and medtech trade groups called for expanding the pathway to include diagnostics. Various other legislative proposals were discussed during the hearing, including bills related to Medicare coverage, drug pricing, and transparency in healthcare.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/09_19_23_Public_Memo_HE_Hearing_0cef398da9.pdf |title=Memorandum for September 19, 2023, Health Subcommittee Hearing |publisher=Committee on Energy and Commerce |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208154339/https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/09_19_23_Public_Memo_HE_Hearing_0cef398da9.pdf |archive-date= Dec 8, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.medtechdive.com/news/cms-tcet-hearing-house-breakthrough-device-reimbursement/694178/ |title=CMS leader defends breakthrough device reimbursement proposal at House hearing |date=2023-09-21 |last=Paul Taylor |first=Nick |website=MedTech Dive |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240114041640/https://www.medtechdive.com/news/cms-tcet-hearing-house-breakthrough-device-reimbursement/694178/ |archive-date= Jan 14, 2024 }}</ref>

==Workforce==
CMS employs over 6,000 people, of whom about 4,000 are located at its headquarters in [[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn, Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Brooks-LaSure |first=Chiquita |date=November 2022 |title=CMS Financial Report FY 2022 |url=https://www.cms.gov/files/document/cms-financial-report-fiscal-year-2022.pdf |journal=Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |pages=122}}</ref> The remaining employees are located in the [[Hubert H. Humphrey Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], the 10 regional offices listed below, and in various field offices located throughout the United States.

The head of CMS is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The position is [[List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation|appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate]].<ref name=kliff2011>{{Citation|author=Kliff, Sarah|date=23 Nov 2011|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=24 Nov 2011 |title=Medicare administrator Donald Berwick resigns in the face of Republican opposition |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/medicare-administrator-donald-berwick-resigns-in-the-face-of-republican-opposition/2011/11/23/gIQA5S7mpN_story.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311070037/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/medicare-administrator-donald-berwick-resigns-in-the-face-of-republican-opposition/2011/11/23/gIQA5S7mpN_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines|archive-date=2016-03-11}}</ref> On May 27, 2021, [[Chiquita Brooks-LaSure]] was sworn in as administrator, the first black woman to serve in the role.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Weiland|first1=Noah|last2=Sanger-Katz|first2=Margot|date=2021-05-25|title=Chiquita Brooks-LaSure becomes the first Black administrator confirmed to lead Medicare and Medicaid.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/us/politics/chiquita-brooks-lasure-medicare-medicaid.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2021-10-05 |issn=0362-4331 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005193848/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/us/politics/chiquita-brooks-lasure-medicare-medicaid.html |archive-date=2021-10-05  }}</ref>

==Regional offices==
CMS has its headquarters in [[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn, Maryland]], with 10 regional offices located throughout the United States:
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* Region I <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/downloads/BostonRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement | website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132924/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/BostonRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[Boston]], Massachusetts
:[[Connecticut]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Rhode Island]] and [[Vermont]]
* Region II <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/downloads/NewYorkRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement | website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132925/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/NewYorkRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[New York City|New York]], New York
:[[New York State]], [[New Jersey]], [[U.S. Virgin Islands]] and [[Puerto Rico]]
* Region III <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/downloads/PhiladelphiaRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement | website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132926/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/PhiladelphiaRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania
:[[Delaware]], [[Maryland]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]] and the [[District of Columbia]]
* Region IV <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/AtlantaRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement | website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132927/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/AtlantaRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[Atlanta]], Georgia
:[[Alabama]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Kentucky]], [[Mississippi]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]]
* Region V <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/downloads/ChicagoRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement | website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132927/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/ChicagoRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[Chicago]], Illinois
:[[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[Ohio]] and [[Wisconsin]]
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* Region VI <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/downloads/DallasRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement | website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132928/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/DallasRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[Dallas]], Texas
:[[Arkansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma]] and [[Texas]]
* Region VII <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/downloads/KansasCityRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement | website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132929/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/KansasCityRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
:[[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], [[Missouri]], and [[Nebraska]]
* Region VIII <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/downloads/DenverRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Region 8 – Denver |website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132930/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/DenverRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[Denver]], Colorado
:[[Colorado]], [[Montana]], [[North Dakota]], [[South Dakota]], [[Utah]], and [[Wyoming]]
* Region IX <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/downloads/SanFranciscoRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement | website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132931/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/SanFranciscoRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[San Francisco]], California
:[[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Hawaii]], [[Nevada]], [[American Samoa]], [[Guam]], and the [[Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]]
* Region X <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/downloads/SeattleRegionalOffice.pdf |title=Office of Program Operations and Local Engagement | website=CMS |access-date=2017-03-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308132932/https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/RegionalOffices/Downloads/SeattleRegionalOffice.pdf |archive-date=2017-03-08 }}</ref> – [[Seattle]], Washington
:[[Alaska]], [[Idaho]], [[Oregon]], and [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
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== List of administrators ==
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!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Image
!Name
!Took office
!Left office
!{{abbr|Refs.|References}}
![[President of the United States|President]] served under
|-
|1
|[[File:Arthur_Hess.jpg|60px]]
|[[Arthur E. Hess]]
|1965
|1967
|<ref name=":0"/>
|[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
|-
|2
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]]
|[[Thomas M. Tierney]]
|1967
|1978
|<ref name=":0"/>
|[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]<br>[[Richard Nixon]]<br>[[Gerald Ford]]<br>[[Jimmy Carter]]
|-
|3
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]]
|[[Robert Derzon]]
|June 1977
|November 1978
|<ref name=":0"/>
|rowspan=3|[[Jimmy Carter]]
|-
|4
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]]
|[[Leonard Schaeffer]]
|November 1978
|June 1980
|<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|5
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]]
|Howard N. Newman
|July 1980
|January 1981
|<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|6
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]]
|Carolyne Davis
|March 1981
|August 1985
|<ref name=":0"/>
|[[Ronald Reagan]]
|-
|7
|[[File:William_L_Roper.jpg|60px]]
|[[William L. Roper]]
|May 1986
|February 1989
|<ref name=":0"/>
|[[Ronald Reagan]]<br>[[George H. W. Bush]]
|-
|8
|[[File:Gail_Wilensky_official_photo.jpg|60px]]
|[[Gail Wilensky]]
|February 1990
|March 1992
|<ref name=":0"/>
|[[George H. W. Bush]]
|-
|9
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]]
|Bruce Vladeck
|May 1993
|September 1997
|<ref name=":0"/>
|rowspan=2|[[Bill Clinton]]
|-
|10
|[[File:Nancy-Ann_DeParle_official_portrait.jpg|60px]]
|[[Nancy-Ann DeParle]]
|November 1997
|September 29, 2000
|<ref name=":0"/>
|-
|11
|[[File:Thomas_A._Scully_(2017).jpg|60px]]
|[[Thomas A. Scully]]
|May 2001
|December 3, 2003
|<ref name=":0"/>
|rowspan=3|[[George W. Bush]]
|-
|12
|[[File:MarkMcClellan.jpg|60px]]
|[[Mark McClellan]]
|March 25, 2004
|October 14, 2006
|<ref name=":0"/>
|- bgcolor="#E6E6AA"
|Acting
|
|Kerry Weems
|2006
|2009
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3775-weems-may-hold-cmstop-post-through-2008-without-confirmation/ |title=Weems may hold CMS top post through 2008 without confirmation |first=Jeffrey |last=Young |date=September 7, 2007 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#E6E6AA"
|Acting
|
|Charlene Frizzer
|2009
|2010
|
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="#ffffff"|[[Barack Obama]]
|-
|13
|[[File:Donald_Berwick_CMS_Administrator.jpg|60px]]
|[[Donald Berwick]]
|July 7, 2010
|December 2, 2011
|<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asahq.org/about-asa/newsroom/news-releases/2010/07/donald-berwick-md-sworn-in-as-cms-administrator |title=Donald Berwick, M.D., Sworn in as CMS Administrator |date=July 7, 2010 |work=American Society of Anesthesiologists}}</ref>
|-
|14
|[[File:Marilyn-Tavenner.jpg|60px]]
|[[Marilyn Tavenner]]
|December 2, 2011
|March 18, 2015
|<ref name=":0"/>
|- bgcolor="#E6E6AA"
|Acting
|[[File:Andy_Slavitt_official_portrait.jpg|60px]]
|[[Andy Slavitt]]
|March 18, 2015
|January 20, 2017
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apg.org/news/andy-slavitt-bio/ |title=Andy Slavitt Bio |work=America’s Physician Groups}}</ref>
|-
|15
|[[File:Seema_Verma_official_photo.jpg|60px]]
|[[Seema Verma]]
|March 14, 2017
|January 20, 2021
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/senate-confirms-trump-pick-head-medicare-medicaid |title=Trump pick Seema Verma sworn in to head Medicare and Medicaid |date=March 13, 2017 |work=[[PBS]]}}</ref>
|[[Donald Trump]]
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|[[File:Liz_Richter.png|60px]]
|[[Elizabeth Richter]]
|January 20, 2021
|May 27, 2021
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://skillednursingnews.com/2021/01/richter-to-lead-cms-on-acting-basis-under-new-biden-administration/ |title=Richter to Lead CMS on Acting Basis Under New Biden Administration |first=Alex |last=Spanko |date=January 20, 2021 |work=Skilled Nursing News}}</ref>
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff"|[[Joe Biden]]
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|[[Chiquita Brooks-LaSure]]
|May 27, 2021
|January 20, 2025
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/senate-confirms-obama-admin-veteran-brooks-lasure-to-lead-cms |title=Obama admin veteran Brooks-LaSure sworn in as new CMS administrator |first=Robert |last=King |date=May 27, 2021 |work=Fierce Healthcare}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#E6E6AA"
|Acting
|[[File:Jeff Wu official portrait.jpg|60px]]
|Jeff Wu
|January 20, 2025
|January 31, 2025
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/who-we-are/leadership |title=Administrator {{!}} CMS |last= |first= |author= |date=January 22, 2025 |website=CMS |publisher= |language= |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122091804/https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/who-we-are/leadership |archive-date=January 22, 2025 |quote=}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|[[Donald Trump]]
|- bgcolor="#E6E6AA"
|Acting
|[[File:No image.svg|60px]]
|Stephanie Carlton
|January 31, 2025
|April 8, 2025
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/who-we-are/leadership |title=Administrator {{!}} CMS |last= |first= |author= |date=January 31, 2025 |website=CMS |publisher= |language= |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131232745/https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/who-we-are/leadership |archive-date=January 31, 2025 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/who-we-are/leadership |title=Administrator {{!}} CMS |last= |first= |author= |date=February 8, 2025 |website=CMS |publisher= |language= |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208152918/https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/who-we-are/leadership |archive-date=February 8, 2025 |quote=}}</ref>
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|[[Mehmet Oz]]
|April 8, 2025
|''Incumbent''
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aacom.org/news-reports/news/2025/05/05/dr.-mehmet-oz-sworn-in-as-cms-administrator |title=Dr. Mehmet Oz Sworn in as CMS Administrator |date=May 5, 2025 |publisher=[[American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine]]}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation]]
* [[Zone Program Integrity Contractor]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
Robinson, P. I. (July 1957). "[https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v20n7/v20n7p9.pdf Medicare: Uniformed Services Program for Dependents]". Social Security Bulletin, 20(7), 9–16.

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] in the [[Federal Register]]
* [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] in the [[Code of Federal Regulations]]
* [https://www.gao.gov/agencies/centers-medicare-medicaid-services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] reports and recommendations from the [[Government Accountability Office]]
* [https://www.usaspending.gov/federal_account/075-0512 Grants to States for Medicaid] account on [[USAspending.gov]]
* [https://www.usaspending.gov/federal_account/075-0522 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation] account on USAspending.gov
* [https://www.usaspending.gov/federal_account/075-0516 State Grants and Demonstration] account on USAspending.gov
* [https://openomb.org/agency/department-of-health-and-human-services/bureau/centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services] [[apportionment (OMB)|apportionment]]s on [[OpenOMB]]
* [https://github.com/CMSgov GitHub Repositories]
* [https://github.com/DSACMS GitHub Repositories for Digital Service at CMS]

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