A federal agency within the U.S. Department of health and human services that in 2001 was renamed centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS).
The division of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) which administers the Medicare program, the Federal part of the Medicaid program, and related quality assurance activities.
The former name of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. government agency responsible for funding and supervising health care provided under Medicare and Medicaid.