The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a … agency.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is a … agency.

• A. Private company that negotiates Medicare and Medicaid policies
• B. State agency that licenses pharmacists
• C. U.S. federal government agency that administers all laws and policies related to Medicare and Medicaid
• D. Nonprofit patient advocacy group

Answer: (C)

CMS is a U.S. federal government agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers Medicare and Medicaid, setting national policies, eligibility rules, provider enrollment, and reimbursement guidelines to oversee these programs nationwide. It’s not a private company, nor is it a state licensing body (pharmacist licenses are issued by state boards), and it isn’t a nonprofit advocacy group. Medicaid involves both federal standards and state administration, but CMS provides the federal framework and oversight for the program, making it the agency that administers all laws and policies related to Medicare and Medicaid.

CMS is a U.S. federal government agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that administers Medicare and Medicaid, setting national policies, eligibility rules, provider enrollment, and reimbursement guidelines to oversee these programs nationwide. It’s not a private company, nor is it a state licensing body (pharmacist licenses are issued by state boards), and it isn’t a nonprofit advocacy group. Medicaid involves both federal standards and state administration, but CMS provides the federal framework and oversight for the program, making it the agency that administers all laws and policies related to Medicare and Medicaid.