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100

Who administers Medicaid?    

  States

100

When was ACA enacted/signed into law?    

2010

100

What floor is the cafeteria located on in the Humphrey building?    

Floor 8

100

Which OL group has the least number of staff?    

Drew's Group (Insurance Analysis Group)

100

Name two annual trainings CMS OL staff are required to take each year   

CMS Mandatory Trainings:

Annual Ethics Training, Accessibility Awareness Training, Annual Emergency Preparedness Training, No FEAR Act Training, Counterintelligence and Insider Threat Training, CMS Non-Disclosure Policy Training, CPI Fraud, Waste and Abuse Awareness Training", and Records Management Training.

200

How many days of the year is Medicaid open for enrollment?   

 365 days of the year

200

Who serve as HHS Secretary when HCFA was renamed as CMS?  

HHS Secretary Thompson


200

What is the address of the Humphrey building?         

200 Independence Ave SW 

200

Name two OL employees who know how to use the OL library buttons  

Jennifer Boulanger and Chris Cones 


200

Name two OL staffers who grew up or went to school in the Midwest   

Carissa, Kevin, Drew and Dan

300

It’s pronounced hip-ah, but is the acronym HIPPA or HIPAA?  

HIPAA


300

Who served as HCFA administrator from 1990 to 1992?    

Gail R. Wilensky


300

Name two final rules released annually by CMS   

PFS, IPPS, OPPS,  ESRD and Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters

300

Who is the latest addition to the OL family?

Maggie Herman

300

"I used to have a pet rat named Sheila"

Who is it-  Gayle Mauser, Kevin Brady, Veronica Daher or Steve Choe?    

Veronica Daher

400

How many Part D drug plans are available in 2022?    

A Total of 766 Medicare Part D Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans.


400

Who served as HCFA administrator from 1997 to 2000?    

Nancy-Ann Min DeParle


400

What style of architecture is the Humphrey building?   

 Brutalism

400

"I grew up on a farm that primarily made use of a horse-drawn equipment (yes, I used a horse-drawn plow)"

Who am I?  Gayle Mauser, Meagan Oakes, Ian Hunter or Sarah Balding?

Gayle Mauser


400

"I was part of a flute choir that played concerts for nursing home residents before the pandemic?"

Who is it?  Chris Cones, Maria Martino, Andrew Dawson, Carissa Lewis

Maria Martino

500

Which Secretary created the Health Care Financing Administration in order to improve administration of both Medicare and Medicaid?    

Secretary Califano

500

Who was the first administrator of HCFA from 1977 to 1978?  

Robert A. Derzon


500

Who served as CMS administrator from July 2010 to December 2011?    

Donald Berwick

500

What year did the Government Relations Group come to and leave OL?

2011


500

Who is the longest serving OL Deputy Director?   

Jennifer Boulanger

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