CMS Resources for Patients and Families

Read this letter from Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), to nursing home residents explaining their right to vote.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced efforts to support Louisiana and Texas in response to Hurricane Laura. Read this news release to learn more about the waivers available for health care providers in Louisiana and Texas affected by Hurricane Laura. This news release also lists more information about care for patients needing dialysis treatment, access to medical equipment and supplies and special enrollment for certain Medicare beneficiaries and individuals.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a guide for patients and Medicare beneficiaries to use to help make informed choices as they begin to seek non-emergency treatments.

Please visit this Medicare Quality Improvement Organization site for beneficiary- and family-centered care information for providers, patients and families.

Email your COVID-19 questions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at Covid-19@cms.hhs.gov.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a fact sheet with additional guidance for health care providers and patients about the telehealth benefits in the agency’s Medicare program.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most people with Medicare are at higher risk for COVID-19. Here are Medicare's latest resources to keep you up to date.

On March 17, 2020, CMS expanded Medicare telehealth coverage that enables beneficiaries to receive a wider range of health care services from their doctors without having to travel to a health care facility.

On March 18, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that all elective surgeries, non-essential medical, surgical, and dental procedures be delayed during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this fact sheet.

CMS is authorized to waive certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) program requirements and conditions of participation under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act.

On March 13, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced critical new measures designed to keep America’s nursing home residents safe from the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The purpose of these FAQs is to provide guidance to Americans enrolled in individual or small group market health plans, including HealthCare.gov consumers.