Protecting your privacy is very important to us. This privacy policy describes what information we collect, why we collect it, and what we do with it. This privacy notice covers CMS.gov, marketplace.cms.gov, innovation.cms.gov, partnershipforpatients.cms.gov, and hfpp.cms.gov. These websites are referred to as “CMS.gov” throughout the rest of this notice and are maintained and operated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The privacy notice for other CMS websites not listed above is available at https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Aboutwebsite/Privacy-Policy.html.
CMS.gov doesn’t collect name, contact information, or other similar information through these websites unless you choose to provide it. We do collect other, limited, non-personally identifiable information automatically from visitors who read, browse, and/or download information from our website. We do this so we can understand how the website is being used and how we can make it more helpful. For more information, see Types of information we collect.
Personally identifiable information (PII), defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), refers to information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, like their name, Medicare Number, biometric records, etc. alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, like date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, etc. Medicare Fee-for-Service eligibility and enrollment information and claims data are considered protected health information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) (HIPAA) regulations.
We don’t sell any information you provide when you visit CMS.gov. For information on how we share information, see How CMS uses information collected on CMS.gov.
