____ is responsible for the administration of Medicare and Medicaid
a. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
b. Social Security Department
c. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA)
d. Congress
A
It is the responsibility of the HCFA to administer and oversee the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In 1982, the TEFRA went into effect as a means of establishing new payment regulations in an attempt to reduce the increasing governmental expenditure for these programs.
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