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Security report for medicaid.gov

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) · Government · United States

Partial score · DNS & email only

64/100

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Medicaid.gov is the official U.S. government website dedicated to providing comprehensive information and resources about Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It serves a broad audience including U.S. residents seeking healthcare coverage information, state agencies, healthcare providers, and policymakers. The site is authoritative and well-positioned as the primary source for Medicaid and CHIP program details, federal policy guidance, and state resources. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern web technologies such as FontAwesome for icons and Tealium Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, contributing to an excellent user experience. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses official .gov branding, which are strong trust indicators. However, explicit security headers and privacy-related policies such as privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms are not evident in the provided content, representing areas for improvement. Overall, the domain appears legitimate and trustworthy, consistent with a U.S. government entity, despite limited WHOIS data availability. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing clear privacy and cookie policies, and providing vulnerability disclosure information to strengthen security posture and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
6of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
0
Email security
85
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
64

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Medicaid.gov operates as a government information dissemination platform under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its market position is that of the authoritative source for Medicaid and CHIP program information nationwide. The business model focuses on providing free, accessible, and comprehensive healthcare program information to the public and stakeholders. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a government service. The target customer segments include Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries, state Medicaid agencies, healthcare providers, and policy makers. The site demonstrates strong partnership with other government domains such as OPM.gov. Growth indicators include continuous updates and extensive resource offerings. The platform's ecosystem is tightly integrated with federal and state healthcare programs, reflecting a strategic government operation.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS usage and official .gov domain status, which inherently provides a high level of trust and legitimacy. The absence of visible security headers in the provided data suggests room for improvement in defense-in-depth strategies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The site lacks explicit incident response contacts or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, which are recommended best practices for government websites. Data collection via analytics tools like Tealium and Chartbeat is present, but privacy compliance indicators such as GDPR adherence and cookie consent mechanisms are missing or not detected, representing compliance gaps. Overall, the security posture is strong but could benefit from enhanced transparency and additional security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve privacy compliance.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance security posture.
  3. Publish a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident management.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and tracking scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance metadata with structured data (JSON-LD) and Open Graph tags to improve SEO and social media sharing capabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Description
Medicaid.gov is the official U.S. government website providing information and resources about Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It serves as a central hub for federal policy guidance, state resources, program information, eligibility, enrollment, benefits, and managed care related to Medicaid and CHIP.
Key services
Federal policy guidance, Resources for states, Medicaid and CHIP program information, Eligibility and enrollment tools, Quality of care resources, Managed care information, Financial management and data systems
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, FontAwesome, Tealium Tag Manager, Chartbeat
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Official .gov domain
  • Use of security banners indicating official government site

Analytics and tracking

Services
Chartbeat, Tealium
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Tealium, Chartbeat
Marketing tools
Tealium Tag Manager
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is an official U.S. government site with .gov domain.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured for Medicaid and CHIP information.
  3. No WHOIS registrar or creation/expiry dates available in raw WHOIS data.
  4. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the provided content.
  6. Uses modern technologies including Drupal 10 and Tealium Tag Manager.
  7. No WAF or blocking detected; site content is accessible.
  8. Security headers not explicitly visible in provided data; HTTPS is enforced.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
  10. Tracking and analytics via Tealium and Chartbeat are present.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and widely supported CMS platform, ensuring a robust and scalable infrastructure. It uses FontAwesome for iconography and integrates Tealium Tag Manager and Chartbeat for analytics and user behavior tracking. The site demonstrates good mobile responsiveness and accessibility features, adhering to government web standards. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the extensive content and third-party scripts. The lack of visible security headers and explicit metadata suggests opportunities for technical enhancements. Hosting details are not explicitly available, but the use of .gov domain implies hosting within government infrastructure. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with room for modernization in security and SEO practices.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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