CHAPTER 1 CMS/MACs EXAM ACTUAL UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
What does CMS stand for? - ANSWER Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
What does MACs stand for? - ANSWER Medicare Administrative Contractors
What does FIs stand for? - ANSWER Fiscal Intermediaries
What does DHHS stand for? - ANSWER Department of Health and Human Services
What was MACs formerly known as? - ANSWER Fiscal Intermediaries or FIs
Where do the funds for the Medicare program come from? - ANSWER payroll taxes paid by
employers and employees
Who is responsible for the Federal Medicare program? - ANSWER The secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services
Who does DHHS delegate the operation of Medicare to? - ANSWER The Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services
Who is responsible for collecting the fund for the Medicare program? - ANSWER The Social
Security Administration
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
What does CMS stand for? - ANSWER Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
What does MACs stand for? - ANSWER Medicare Administrative Contractors
What does FIs stand for? - ANSWER Fiscal Intermediaries
What does DHHS stand for? - ANSWER Department of Health and Human Services
What was MACs formerly known as? - ANSWER Fiscal Intermediaries or FIs
Where do the funds for the Medicare program come from? - ANSWER payroll taxes paid by
employers and employees
Who is responsible for the Federal Medicare program? - ANSWER The secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services
Who does DHHS delegate the operation of Medicare to? - ANSWER The Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services
Who is responsible for collecting the fund for the Medicare program? - ANSWER The Social
Security Administration
