Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs, setting rules, collecting data, and overseeing provider payment. In the recent incident where Medicaid data were mishandled, CMS’s role was pivotal because the erroneous data release exposed shortcomings in how immigration status is tracked and managed within Medicaid, highlighting broader systemic gaps