Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS)
Administers Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, marketplace regulation, payment policy, and health coverage operations.
Function
Sub-agency or bureau
Parent
Department of Health and Human Services
FY2026 Budget Authority
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Official Data
USA.govEvidence & Review
Evidence Confidence
MediumVerification Status
AI-researched, unverifiedLast Reviewed
Jul 5, 2026
Retrieved On
Jul 5, 2026
Effectiveness Baseline
Use parent Performance.gov plans, inspector general work, GAO reports, and service-specific measures such as timeliness, accuracy, safety, inspection, adjudication, or grant outcomes.
Efficiency Opportunities
Claims modernization, provider burden reduction, payment-integrity analytics, state data exchange, and transparent quality measures.
Effectiveness Opportunities
Improve the mission outcome named in the Public Value Test while reducing avoidable reporting, waiting, data re-entry, and procurement friction.