About the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS)
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General Information About CMS (.pdf 39 KB)
Discover what CMS is and what we do.
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CMS Programs
Find out more about the programs we run, the people we serve, and the health
care industry we regulate.
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Slide Shows
Charts and slides showing key features of CMS programs, as PowerPoint slides
or in Acrobat (.pdf) format.
- CMS Statistics CMS offers researchers and other health care professionals a broad range of quantitative information on our programs, from estimates of future Medicare and Medicaid spending to enrollment, spending, and claims data.
- Health Care Industry Market Updates The CMS Health Care Industry Market Updates are a series of reports on the health care industry.
- Consumer Information Follow the "Consumers" link at the top of this page for information about Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, and other CMS programs.
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Learn More About the Agency
- Agency Structure Get more information on our Agency and the new Centers designed to improve our effectiveness in serving the public .
- Information on the Centers for Beneficiary Choices (CBC) Reorganization
- Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives What drives the work of CMS? Find Out More.
- Performance Plan The Agency's Annual Performance Plan, pursuant to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, is now available for fiscal year 2005, along with the FY2004 Revised Final Annual Performance Plan and the FY2003 Annual Performance Report.
- CMS / HCFA History
Learn more about the history of CMS, HCFA, and the programs we administer. Try the fun quiz on our origins, operations, and more. Or, find out about the activities of the many loyal alumni of the Agency.
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Publications
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Health Care Financing Review
The Agency's premier research journal on current trends in health care financing
and CMS programs. Get the latest issue here.
- CMS and Related Laws and Regulations
Some of the regulations on display at the Federal Register will appear
at this location. At the time that we forward our regulations and notices
to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) for publication, we announce some
of them on this website as a service to the public. We note that OFR may make
minor editorial changes to a document before publishing it. While we provide
a document on this website, the document that we publish in the Federal Register
is the official CMS publication.
- Research Publications
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Other Publications and Forms
- Contact Information
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Careers with CMS
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
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About CMS Headquarters
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CMS Regional Offices
Core Values (.pdf 4,184 KB)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are guided by a set of core values. These values embody our commitment to our programs--our pledge to quality services and responsiveness to beneficiaries, health care professionals, and partners.( Learn more) (.pdf 32,432 KB)
Need to get in touch with us or our business partners? Start here.
Are you interested in working for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services? We have information available for those seeking employment.
Information on making FOIA requests is available at this link.
Information for visitors to the CMS complex in Baltimore, Maryland.
Information on CMS's 10 Regional Offices around the country and contact information.
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Last Modified on Thursday, September 16, 2004
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