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The Federal Regulatory Directory, Eighteenth Edition continues to offer a clear path through the maze of complex federal agencies and regulations, providing to-the-point analysis of regulations. Information-packed profiles of more than 100 federal agencies and departments detail the history, structure, purpose, actions, and key contacts for every regulatory agency in the U.S. government. Now updated with an improved searching structure, the Federal Regulatory Directory continues to be the leading reference for understanding federal regulations, providing a richer, more targeted exploration than is possible by cobbling together electronic and print sources.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
■ Introduction
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are responsible for oversight of the Medicare program, the federal portion of the Medicaid program, and related federal medical care quality control activities. Originally created as the Health Care Financing Administration in 1977, the administration of President George W. Bush renamed the agency as the CMS on July 1, 2001.
In October 2001 the CMS launched its toll-free phone number (800−633−4227), which provides service to beneficiaries twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The CMS also launched a ...
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