Health Care Financing Administration


Health Care Fi·nanc·ing Ad·min·is·tra·tion (HCFA),

(helth kār fī'nans-ing ad-min'is-trā'shŭn), The federal agency that determines reimbursement for federal programs.

Health Care Financing Administration

See CMS/HCFA.

Cen·ters for Med·i·care and Med·i·caid Ser·vices

(CMS) (sen'tĕrz med'i-kār med'i-kād sĕr'vi-sĕz) An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that manages the federal health care programs of Medicare and Medicaid; before July 2001, known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).