Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). CMS is the federal agency that administers the Medicare program and monitors the Medicaid programs offered by each state. Additional information regarding CMS and it’s programs is available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov. They have a wide range of health information systems, tools, databases, and reports available online.