HCFA provides health insurance for over 74 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health. The majority of these individuals receive their benefits through the fee-for-service delivery system, however, an increasing number are choosing managed care plans.

In addition to providing health insurance, HCFA also performs a number of quality-focused activities, including regulation of laboratory testing (CLIA), surveys and certification of health care facilities (including nursing homes, home health agencies, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, and hospitals), development of coverage policies, and quality-of-care improvement.

To ensure public and expert involvement in running our programs, HCFA maintains a number of chartered advisory committees. These committees, whose meetings are open to the public, are used to provide advice or make recommendations on a variety of issues relating to HCFA's responsibilities and activities.

HCFA Special Projects and Initiatives include:
-- Year-2000 Compliance,
-- Medicare Integrity Program (MIP) ,
-- Fraud and Abuse,
-- Philadelphia's "Your Medicare Center", and
-- State Health Reform.

DHHS Initiatives in which HCFA is involved include:
-- Performance Measurement (APP),
-- Insurance Reform (HIPAA), and
-- Administrative Simplification (AS), including:
National Health PlanID (formerly PAYERID) and
National Provider Identifier

HCFA scores well on government-wide customer satisfaction survey

OPL #106 - Marketing Material Verification

OPL #109 - M+C Enrollment Form Data Requirements

OPL #108 - Evidence of Coverage

1999 Medicare + Choice Monitoring Guide

What's New - Current Three (3) months
1999 ARCHIVE

Learning Resources

HCFA Employment Opportunities

Events, Meetings, and Workgroups