HCFA Reorganized Into Three Centers, Given New Name
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The division of the Health Care Financing Administration's management responsibilities into three distinct centers represents the "first in a series of changes" to make the agency more beneficiary friendly and service oriented, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson said June 14 in kicking off the restructuring.
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