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social science subjects > health and social care > global health > society and health > Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  

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  • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is the federal agency responsible for administering Medicare and Medicaid. These programs provide medical and medically related services to 75 million of the nation's low-income children and their families, as well as to the aged, blind, disabled, and medically needy. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]

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