The CMS has more than 6,000 employees; approximately 4,000 are based at its headquarters in Woodlawn, Maryland. The remaining employees are located in the Hubert H. Humphrey building in Washington, D.C., or at one of 10 regional offices and various field offices throughout the United States. The number of direct reports to the Administrator is between 30-50 employees.
CMS spending in 2015 was more than $900 billion, and 2016 spending is likely to exceed $1 trillion. Medicare and Medicaid are the largest programs in the federal government and are responsible for the provision of health insurance to more than 100 million Americans.
• Ensures that CMS carries out its mission of:
• Making available effective, up-to-date health care coverage and promoting quality care for beneficiaries
• Administering oversight of the Medicare Program and the federal portion of the Medicaid Program
• Ensuring that program beneficiaries are aware of the services for which they are eligible and that those services are accessible and of high quality.
• Developing health and safety standards for providers of health care services authorized by Medicare and Medicaid legislation
• Administering the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and several other health-related programs
• Directs the planning, coordination and implementation of the programs under Titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act and related statutes, as amended, and directs the development of effective relationships between these programs and private and federally supported health-related programs