> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services/ - Published: 1999-01-02T13:16:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-10-27T18:38:58.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization The **Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)** is an agency of the [United States Federal Government](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Federal-Government). It operates under the [United States Department of Health and Human Services](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services) (HHS). Dr. Mehmet Oz serves as CMS administrator.[\[1\]](#fn1) ## History CMS launched the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHT) on September 15, 2025 to "get real food to Americans" to "reduce healthcare needs with greater health."[\[2\]](#fn2)[\[3\]](#fn3) ## Organization CMS is composed of several subsidiary agencies, including:[\[4\]](#fn4) - Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) - Center for Program Integrity (CPI) - Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics[\[5\]](#fn5) - Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)[\[6\]](#fn6) ### Personnel | Name | Position | Notes | | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Mehmet Oz | Administrator[\[4:1\]](#fn4) | \- | | Seema Verma | Former Administrator (2017-2021)[\[7\]](#fn7) | [COVID Collaborative](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-Collaborative), Oracle, LifeStance Health, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy | | Don Berwick | Former Administrator (2010-2011)[\[8\]](#fn8) | [COVID-19 Research Database](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-Research-Database), Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Center for American Progress (CAP) | | Natalie Davis | Former Senior Advisor (2015-2016)[\[9\]](#fn9) | [COVID Collaborative](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-Collaborative), United States of Care, Bipartisan Policy Center, Town Hall Ventures, Medicaid Transformation Project, Preeclampsia Foundation | | Amy Chapper | Staff (former)[\[10\]](#fn10) | National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) | ### Affiliations CMS has been a client of [Computer Evidence Specialists](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Computer-Evidence-Specialists) (CES),[\[11\]](#fn11) Health Resources in Action (HRIA),[\[12\]](#fn12) [MicroStrategy](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/MicroStrategy),[\[13\]](#fn13) Porter Novelli[\[14\]](#fn14) and Weber Shandwick.[\[15\]](#fn15) The agency's partners include: - [CDC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Division-of-Cancer-Prevention-and-Control) (DCPC)[\[16\]](#fn16) - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)[\[17\]](#fn17) ## Activities CMS has provided funding to: - Center for Health Care Strategies[\[18\]](#fn18) - New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI)[\[19\]](#fn19) CMS also allocates funding for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Centers-for-Disease-Control-and-Prevention) (CDC).[\[20\]](#fn20) ## External links - [Website](https://www.cms.gov/) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centers%5Ffor%5FMedicare%5F%26%5FMedicaid%5FServices) --- 1. Seitz, A. (2025, April 3). *Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agency.* AP News. [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. *CMS Launches Landmark $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program.* (2025, September 15). United States Department of Health and Human Services. [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. Klar, J. (2025, October 25). *MAHA Celebrates Free Speech at the Ned in Washington*. Substack; The MAHA Report. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. *Administrator.* Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Retrieved April 14, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref4) [↩︎](#fnref4:1) 5. *New CMS office to focus on burden reduction, health informatics.* (2020, June 24). American Hospital Association. [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *Quality Improvement Organizations.* (2024, September 10). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. *Seema Verma | Executive Biography.* Oracle. Retrieved April 14, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref7) 8. Pear, R. (2011, November 23). *Donald Berwick Resigning as Medicare Chief.* The New York Times. [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. *Natalie Davis | CEO and Co-Founder - United States of Care.* Forbes Business Council. Retrieved April 14, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref9) 10. *National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics - Transcript.* (2020, June 17). National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics. [↩︎](#fnref10) 11. *Who We Serve.* CES. Retrieved March 7, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref11) 12. *Clients.* Health Resources in Action. Retrieved January 19, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref12) 13. *Federal Government Solutions.* MicroStrategy. Retrieved July 31, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref13) 14. Moore, T. (2019, April 9). *HHS suspends seven-figure Porter Novelli deal.* PRWeek. [↩︎](#fnref14) 15. Dickson, V. (2012, October 4). *Weber wins $3.1m contract to promote federally run healthcare exchanges.* PR Week. [↩︎](#fnref15) 16. Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2008, January 8). *Cancer Partners List in Alphabetical Order.* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [↩︎](#fnref16) 17. *Home*. National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics. Retrieved June 1, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref17) 18. *History & Funders.* (2021). Center for Health Care Strategies. [↩︎](#fnref18) 19. *Support*. New England Complex Systems Institute. Retrieved April 19, 2022, from [↩︎](#fnref19) 20. *About VFC.* (2012, August 31). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [↩︎](#fnref20)