Purpose: CMS, a major component of HHS, was created in 1977 to bring together the two largest Federal health care programs—Medicare and Medicaid. CMS also administers other major programs such as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA); and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The mission of CMS is to ensure health care security for its beneficiaries.

Liaison: Annette Osman
Phone: (410) 786-5597
Annette.Osman@cms.hhs.gov

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CAPT Thel Moore
Phone: (410) 786-0267
Thel.Moore@cms.hhs.gov

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