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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Administers Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health insurance programs.

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What This Agency Does

Administers Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health insurance programs.

Why It Matters

One of the largest distributors of federal healthcare funding in the United States.

Documentation

Sources And Transparency

Obligations are commitments by the federal government to spend money. They are not necessarily cash already paid to a recipient.

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The Paper Trail Project. “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).” Accessed September 23, 2026. https://www.papertrailproject.org/agencies/centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services

Methodology

Sources: USAspending.gov. Verify consequential claims against the linked original records.