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HCFA, abbreviation for Health Care Financing Administration. HCFA, n.pr See Health Care Financing Administration. HCFA Health Care Financing Administration, pronounced HICK-fah Managed Care The preferred term is now Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services–CMS, an agency of the US Dept of HHS that administers Medicare, the federal part of
Medicaid and oversees Medicare's health financing; HCFA establishes standards for medical providers that require compliance to meet certification requirements. See CMS, JCAHO, Medicaid, Medicare. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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During 24 years as administering agency for Medicare and Medicaid, HCFA developed an agency culture that appeared to focus primarily on zealously protecting federal funds from perpetrators of fraud and abuse. said HCFA contractors were "outright obstructive to providing sound security. HCFA is aggressively pursuing school health care reform for several reasons. |
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