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The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". [3] Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979, it was called ...
A National Provider Identifier ( NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards. In addition to these programs, CMS has other ...
You may never need to, but you can file your own Medicare claim. Here are step-by-step instructions for how to file a Medicare claim.
Find out how to use a patient portal – an internet tool that lets you view medical records and communicate with your doctor.
HealthCare.gov. HealthCare.gov is a health insurance exchange website operated by the United States federal government under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act or ACA, commonly referred to as "Obamacare", which currently serves the residents of the U.S. states which have opted not to create their own state exchanges.
That’s where you continue to receive care until the healthcare provider bills Medicare and Medicare denies coverage. If Medicare won’t cover your care, you can start the appeals process then.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, abbreviated the HITECH Act, was enacted under Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Pub. L. 111–5 (text) (PDF) ). Under the HITECH Act, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. HHS) resolved to spend $25.9 billion to promote and expand the adoption of health information ...