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A CMS Hearing Officer is an individual designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct the appeals process for a reconsideration or reopening request. Within 30 calendar days from receipt of the request for the hearing, a CMS Hearing Officer schedules a hearing to review the request.
