Common use of CMS Clause in Contracts

CMS. As an Operating Division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), CMS administers Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), as well as programs created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, including the Health Insurance Exchange program. It is CMS’s mission to ensure effective, up- to-date health care coverage and to promote quality care for beneficiaries.