NASHVILLE, TN — The U.S. Postal Service today recognized Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), headquartered in Woodlawn, MD with its Mail Innovation Award for the company’s support of the success of mail and its commitment to a successful business relationship with the Postal Service.

CMS was one of 22 companies recognized this year by the Postal Service at the National Postal Forum (NPF), which for more than 40 years has been recognized as the premier educational trade show for the mailing industry. The forum is being held this week in Nashville, TN.

“We are pleased to recognize and honor CMS for its innovation, creativity and leadership,” said Kristin Seaver, vice president of the Capital Metro Area, who nominated CMS for the award. “By working closely with the Postal Service to develop strategic business solutions, CMS has produced winning results, which supports the mailing industry.”

The Mail Innovation Award, presented annually at NPF, recognizes Postal Service customers who have demonstrated creativity by finding new ways to use the mail to drive business results and mail growth. Winning companies take calculated risks by using mail in new and innovative ways to achieve business objectives with successful, quantifiable results. They are committed to producing winning results for their customers.

The partnership between CMS and the Postal Service has propelled CMS as an industry leader and CMS continues to seek new and creative ways to capture new business in this ever growing retail market.

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