United States Department of Health and Human Services
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a Cabinet
department of the United States
government with the goal of protecting the health
of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto
is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". Before the separate federal Department of Education
was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).
proposed a Department of Education and Welfare as early as 1923, and similar proposals were also recommended by subsequent presidents, but for various reasons were not implemented. It was only enacted thirty years later as part of the authority, in which the president was allowed to create or reorganize bureaucracies as long as neither house of Congress passed a legislative veto. This power to create new departments was removed after 1962, and in the early 1980s the Supreme Court
declared legislative veto
es unconstitutional.
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1979, when its education functions were transferred to the newly created United States Department of Education
under the Department of Education Organization Act
. HHS was left in charge of the Social Security Administration, agencies constituting the Public Health Service, and Family Support Administration.
In 1995, the Social Security Administration
was removed from the Department of Health and Human Services, and established as an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States Government.
HHS is administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
, who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate
. The United States Public Health Service
(PHS) is the main division of the HHS and is led by the Assistant Secretary for Health
. The current Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius
is the Vice-Chair of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and the Department of Health and Human Services is a member of the Council, which is dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in America.
The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
, the uniformed service
of the PHS, is led by the Surgeon General
who is responsible for addressing matters concerning public health as authorized by the Secretary or by the Assistant Secretary of Health in addition to his or her primary mission of administering the Commissioned Corps. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigates criminal activity for HHS. The special agents who work for OIG have the same title series "1811", training and authority as other federal criminal investigators, such as the FBI, ATF
, DEA
and Secret Service
. However, OIG Special Agents have special skills in investigating white collar crime related to Medicare
and Medicaid
fraud and abuse. Organized crime has dominated the criminal activity relative to this type of fraud.
HHS-OIG investigates tens of millions of dollars in Medicare fraud each year. In addition, OIG will continue its coverage of all 50 States and the District of Columbia by its multi-agency task forces (PSOC Task Forces) that identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals who willfully avoid payment of their child support obligations under the Child Support Recovery Act.
HHS-OIG agents also provide protective services to the Secretary of HHS, and other department executives as necessary.
In 2002, the department released Healthy People 2010
, a national strategic initiative for improving the health of Americans.
and building up nonprofit organization’s abilities to tackle economic problems. State, Local and Tribal governments can receive up to $250,000 in 2-year-grants
The functions of the Health and Human Services (HHS) consist of a few very important roles in our nation. They create a healthy environment for all Americans and try to do as much as possible to make sure that food are safe and healthy. They make sure food is safe to eat and they also try to reduce obesity. The HHS consists of many different agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
(Several agencies within HHS are components of the Public Health Service
(PHS), including AHRQ, ASPR, ATSDR, CDC, FDA, HRSA, IHS, NIH, SAMHSA, OGHA, and OPHS).
establishes a reserve fund of more than $630 billion over 10 years to finance fundamental reform of the health care system.
United States Cabinet
The Cabinet of the United States is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, which are generally the heads of the federal executive departments...
department of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
government with the goal of protecting the health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". Before the separate federal Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).
History
President HardingWarren G. Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...
proposed a Department of Education and Welfare as early as 1923, and similar proposals were also recommended by subsequent presidents, but for various reasons were not implemented. It was only enacted thirty years later as part of the authority, in which the president was allowed to create or reorganize bureaucracies as long as neither house of Congress passed a legislative veto. This power to create new departments was removed after 1962, and in the early 1980s the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
declared legislative veto
Legislative veto
-History:Starting in the 1930s, the concurrent resolution was put to a new use—serving as the instrument to terminate powers delegated tothe Chief Executive or to disapprove particular exercises of power by him or his agents...
es unconstitutional.
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1979, when its education functions were transferred to the newly created United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
under the Department of Education Organization Act
Department of Education Organization Act
The Department of Education Organization Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1980.-Purpose:Congress established the United States Department of Education on May 4, 1980, in the Department of Education Organization Act...
. HHS was left in charge of the Social Security Administration, agencies constituting the Public Health Service, and Family Support Administration.
In 1995, the Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration
The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the United States federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits...
was removed from the Department of Health and Human Services, and established as an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States Government.
HHS is administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with health matters. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet...
, who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. The United States Public Health Service
United States Public Health Service
The Public Health Service Act of 1944 structured the United States Public Health Service as the primary division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare , which later became the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The PHS comprises all Agency Divisions of Health and...
(PHS) is the main division of the HHS and is led by the Assistant Secretary for Health
United States Assistant Secretary for Health
The United States Assistant Secretary for Health serves as the Secretary of Health and Human Services's primary advisor on matters involving the nation's public health and, if serving as an active member in the regular corps, is the highest ranking uniformed officer in the Public Health Service...
. The current Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She was the second female Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors...
is the Vice-Chair of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and the Department of Health and Human Services is a member of the Council, which is dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in America.
The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is the federal uniformed service of the United States Public Health Service and is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States....
, the uniformed service
Uniformed services of the United States
The United States has seven federal uniformed services that commission officers as defined by Title 10, and subsequently structured and organized by Title 10, Title 14, Title 33 and Title 42 of the United States Code.-Uniformed services:...
of the PHS, is led by the Surgeon General
Surgeon General of the United States
The Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government...
who is responsible for addressing matters concerning public health as authorized by the Secretary or by the Assistant Secretary of Health in addition to his or her primary mission of administering the Commissioned Corps. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigates criminal activity for HHS. The special agents who work for OIG have the same title series "1811", training and authority as other federal criminal investigators, such as the FBI, ATF
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice...
, DEA
DEA
DEA is the commonly used acronym for the Drug Enforcement Administration, a United States law enforcement agency.DEA or Dea may also refer to:- Organizations :* DEA , UK development education charity...
and Secret Service
United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
. However, OIG Special Agents have special skills in investigating white collar crime related to Medicare
Medicare (United States)
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...
and Medicaid
Medicaid
Medicaid is the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is managed by the states. People served by Medicaid are U.S. citizens or legal permanent...
fraud and abuse. Organized crime has dominated the criminal activity relative to this type of fraud.
HHS-OIG investigates tens of millions of dollars in Medicare fraud each year. In addition, OIG will continue its coverage of all 50 States and the District of Columbia by its multi-agency task forces (PSOC Task Forces) that identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals who willfully avoid payment of their child support obligations under the Child Support Recovery Act.
HHS-OIG agents also provide protective services to the Secretary of HHS, and other department executives as necessary.
In 2002, the department released Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2010 , started in January 2000 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is a nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan to be achieved by the year 2010...
, a national strategic initiative for improving the health of Americans.
Strengthening Communities Fund
In June 2010 the Department of Health and Human Services created the strengthening communities fund as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment act. The fund was appropriated $50 million to be given as grants to organizations in the United States who were engaged in Capacity Building programs. The grants were given to two different types of capacity builders:*State, Local and Tribal governments engaged in capacity building- grants will go to state local and tribal governments to equip them with the capacity to more effectively partner with faith-based or non-faith based nonprofit organizations.-
- Capacity building in this program will involve education and outreach that catalyzes more involvement of nonprofit organizations in economic recovery
and building up nonprofit organization’s abilities to tackle economic problems. State, Local and Tribal governments can receive up to $250,000 in 2-year-grants
- Nonprofit Social Service Providers engaged in capacity building- they will make grants available to nonprofit organizations who can assist other nonprofit organizations in organizational development, program development, leadership, and evaluations.. Nonprofits can receive up to $1 million in 2-year-grants
The functions of the Health and Human Services (HHS) consist of a few very important roles in our nation. They create a healthy environment for all Americans and try to do as much as possible to make sure that food are safe and healthy. They make sure food is safe to eat and they also try to reduce obesity. The HHS consists of many different agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Office of the Secretary (OS)
- Immediate Office of the Secretary (IOS) - currently led by Kathleen SebeliusKathleen SebeliusKathleen Sebelius is an American politician currently serving as the 21st Secretary of Health and Human Services. She was the second female Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors...
- Office of the Deputy Secretary (DS) - currently led by Deputy Secretary Bill CorrBill CorrBill Corr is the Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services in President Barack Obama's administration...
- Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)- currently led by Ned Holland
- Office of Human Resources (OHR) - currently led by Denise Wells
- Program Support Center (PSC) - currently led by Director Paul Bartley
- Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
- Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
- Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and ResponseOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and ResponseThe Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within the United States Department of Health and Human Services was created under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act in the wake of Katrina to lead the nation in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the adverse...
(ASPR) - currently led by Dr. Nicole Lurie- Biomedical Advanced Research and Development AuthorityBiomedical Advanced Research and Development AuthorityThe Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority , within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the U.S...
(BARDA)- Project BioShieldProject Bioshield ActThe Project Bioshield Act was an act passed by the United States Congress in 2004 calling for $5 billion for purchasing vaccines that would be used in the event of a bioterrorist attack. This was a ten-year program to acquire medical countermeasures to biological, chemical, radiological and...
- Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE)
- Project BioShield
- Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
- Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
- Assistant Secretary for Finance and Resources (ASFR)- currently led by Ellen Murray
- Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) - currently led by Constance Tobias
- Office for Civil Rights (OCR) - currently led by Georgina Verdugo
- Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) - currently led by Nils DaulaireNils DaulaireNils Daulaire is the director of the Office of Global Health Affairs for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, a position he has held since March 22, 2010....
- Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA)
- Office of the Secretary's Regional Directors
- Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
- Office of Inspector General (OIG) - currently led by Inspector General Daniel R. LevinsonDaniel R. LevinsonDaniel R. Levinson has headed the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since September 8, 2004...
- Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) - currently led by Judge Nancy Griswold
- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyOffice of the National Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is a staff division of the Office of the Secretary, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
(ONC) - currently led by Farzad Mostashari - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) - currently led by Assistant Secretary, Howard K. KohHoward KohHoward Kyongju Koh is the 14th United States Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , after being nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2009.As the Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr...
- Public Health ServiceUnited States Public Health ServiceThe Public Health Service Act of 1944 structured the United States Public Health Service as the primary division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare , which later became the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The PHS comprises all Agency Divisions of Health and...
(PHS)- Office of Public Health and ScienceOffice of Public Health and ScienceThe Office of Public Health and Science is an operating agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the managing personnel body for the United States Public Health Service. The office is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health, who serves as the senior...
(OPHS) - Office of the Surgeon GeneralSurgeon General of the United StatesThe Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government...
- currently led by Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Regina BenjaminRegina BenjaminVice Admiral Regina Marcia Benjamin, USPHS is an American physician who serves as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. Dr. Benjamin previously directed a nonprofit primary care medical clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama and served on the Board of Trustees for the Morehouse School of...
- U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps
- Office of Public Health and Science
- Public Health Service
- Office on Disability (OD) - currently led by Director Henry Claypool
- Center for Faith-based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) - currently led by Director Alexia KelleyAlexia KelleyAlexia Kelley currently serves as director of the Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. She is the principal founder and executive director of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good....
Operating divisions
- Administration for Children and FamiliesAdministration for Children and FamiliesThe Administration for Children and Families is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services . It is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. It has a $58.8 billion budget for 65 programs that target children, youth and families...
(ACF) - currently led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hansell - Administration on AgingAdministration on AgingThe Administration on Aging is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. AoA awards annual grants to State government agencies on aging and Native American tribal organizations to support programs mandated by the Congress in the Older Americans Act...
(AoA) - currently led by Assistant Secretary Kathy GreenleeKathy GreenleeKathy J. Greenlee was appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama as the fourth Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and confirmed by the Senate in June 2009.-Biography:... - Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which supports research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective...
(AHRQ) - currently led by Director Carolyn Clancy - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryThe Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry is a federal public health agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The agency focuses on minimizing human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances...
(ATSDR) - currently led by Administrator Thomas R. Frieden - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
(CDC) - currently led by Director Thomas R. Frieden - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration , is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer...
(CMS)- currently led by Administrator Don Berwick - Food and Drug AdministrationFood and Drug AdministrationThe Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
(FDA) - currently led by Commissioner Margaret Hamburg - Health Resources and Services AdministrationHealth Resources and Services AdministrationThe Health Resources and Services Administration , is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services located in Rockville, Maryland...
(HRSA) - currently led by Administrator Mary WakefieldMary WakefieldMary Wakefield, was named administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration by President Barack Obama on February 20, 2009.- Professional background :Dr... - Indian Health ServiceIndian Health ServiceIndian Health Service is an Operating Division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . IHS is responsible for providing medical and public health services to members of federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Natives...
(IHS) - currently led by Director, Dr. Yvette RoubideauxYvette RoubideauxYvette Roubideaux, M.D., M.P.H. , a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, South Dakota, is a doctor and public health administrator; in May 2009 she was confirmed as the appointed Director of the Indian Health Service , an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services... - National Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of HealthThe National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
(NIH) - currently led by Director Francis CollinsFrancis Collins (geneticist)Francis Sellers Collins , is an American physician-geneticist, noted for his discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the Human Genome Project . He currently serves as Director of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Prior to being appointed Director, he founded and... - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to...
(SAMHSA) - currently led by Administrator Pamela S. Hyde
(Several agencies within HHS are components of the Public Health Service
United States Public Health Service
The Public Health Service Act of 1944 structured the United States Public Health Service as the primary division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare , which later became the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The PHS comprises all Agency Divisions of Health and...
(PHS), including AHRQ, ASPR, ATSDR, CDC, FDA, HRSA, IHS, NIH, SAMHSA, OGHA, and OPHS).
Former operating divisions and agencies
- Social Security AdministrationSocial Security AdministrationThe United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the United States federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits...
, made independent in 1995. - Health Care Financing Administration, renamed to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Budget
The Department of Health and Human Services' budget includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities. Some highlights include:- Health and social science research
- Preventing disease, including immunization services
- Assuring food and drug safety
- MedicareMedicare (United States)Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...
(health insurance for elderly and disabled Americans) and MedicaidMedicaidMedicaid is the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is managed by the states. People served by Medicaid are U.S. citizens or legal permanent...
(health insurance for low-income people) - Health information technology
- Financial assistance and services for low-income families
- Improving maternal and infant health, including a Nurse Home Visitation to support first-time mothers.
- Head StartHead StartThe Head Start Program is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families....
(pre-school education and services) - Faith-based and community initiatives
- Preventing child abuse and domestic violence
- Substance abuse treatment and prevention
- Services for older Americans, including home-delivered meals
- Comprehensive health services for Native Americans
- Medical preparedness for emergencies, including potential terrorism.
Health care reform
The 2010 United States federal budget2010 United States federal budget
The United States Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2010, titled A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise, is a spending request by President Barack Obama to fund government operations for October 2009–September 2010...
establishes a reserve fund of more than $630 billion over 10 years to finance fundamental reform of the health care system.
Related legislation
- 1946 - Hospital Survey and Construction Act (Hill-Burton ActHill-Burton ActThe Hospital Survey and Construction Act is a U.S. federal law passed in 1946, during the 79th United States Congress...
) PL 79-725 - 1949 - Hospital Construction Act PL 81-380
- 1950 - Public Health Services Act Amendments PL 81-692
- 1955 - Poliomyelitis Vaccination Assistance Act PL 84-377
- 1956 - Health Research Facilities Act PL 84-835
- 1960 - Social Security Amendments (Kerr-Mill aid) PL 86-778
- 1961 - Community Health Services and Facilities ActCommunity Health Services and Facilities ActThe US Community Health Services and Facilities Act is one of the important factors of the 1965 Community Health Centers Act was that it mandated appropriate mental health services for the younger population.-See also:...
PL 87-395 - 1962 - Public Health Service ActPublic Health Service ActThe Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944. The full act is captured under Title 42 of the United States Code "The Public Health and Welfare", Chapter 6A "Public Health Service"....
PL 87-838 - 1962 - Vaccination Assistance PL 87-868
- 1963 - Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act/Community Mental Health Centers Act PL 88-164
- 1964 - Nurse Training Act PL 88-581
- 1965 - Community Health Services and Facilities ActCommunity Health Services and Facilities ActThe US Community Health Services and Facilities Act is one of the important factors of the 1965 Community Health Centers Act was that it mandated appropriate mental health services for the younger population.-See also:...
PL 89-109 - 1965 - MedicareMedicare (United States)Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...
PL 89-97 - 1965 - Mental Health Centers Act Amendments PL 89-105
- 1965 - Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments PL 89-239
- 1966 - Comprehensive Health Planning and Service Act PL 89-749
- 1970 - Community Mental Health Service Act PL 91-211
- 1970 - Family Planning Services and Population Research Act PL 91-572
- 1970 - Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act PL 91-695
- 1971 - National Cancer Act PL 92-218
- 1974 - Research on Aging Act PL 93-296
- 1974 - National Health Planning and Resources Development ActNational Health Planning and Resources Development ActThe National Health Planning and Resources Development Act, or Public Law 93-641 is a piece of 1974 American Congressional legislation.-Details of the Act:In this Act, three distinct existing programs were consolidated:*Hill-Burton...
PL 93-641 - 1979 - Department of Education Organization ActDepartment of Education Organization ActThe Department of Education Organization Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1980.-Purpose:Congress established the United States Department of Education on May 4, 1980, in the Department of Education Organization Act...
(removed education functions) PL 96-88 - 1987 - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act PL 100-202
- 1988 - Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act PL 100-360
- 1989 - Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act PL 101-164
- 1996 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ActHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability ActThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was enacted by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. It was originally sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum . Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their...
PL 104-191 - 2000 - Child Abuse Reform and Enforcement Act P.L. 106-177
- 2010 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The law is the principal health care reform legislation of the 111th United States Congress...
PL 111-148
See also
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
- Down paymentDown paymentDown payment is a payment used in the context of the purchase of expensive items such as a car and a house, whereby the payment is the initial upfront portion of the total amount due and it is usually given in cash at the time of finalizing the transaction.A loan is then required to make the full...
- Early Head Start
- Global Health Security InitiativeGlobal Health Security InitiativeThe Global Health Security Initiative is an international partnership between countries in order to supplement and strengthen their preparedness to respond to threats of biological, chemical, radio-nuclear terrorism and pandemic influenza....
- Head Start
- Health information technologyHealth information technologyHealth information technology provides the umbrella framework to describe the comprehensive management of health information across computerized systems and its secure exchange between consumers, providers, government and quality entities, and insurers...
- Health professional
- Healthy People 2010Healthy People 2010Healthy People 2010 , started in January 2000 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is a nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan to be achieved by the year 2010...
- Human experimentation in the United StatesHuman experimentation in the United StatesThere have been numerous experiments performed on human test subjects in the United States that have been considered unethical, and were often performed illegally, without the knowledge, consent, or informed consent of the test subjects....
- Rural healthRural healthIn medicine, rural health is the interdisciplinary study of health and health care delivery in the context of a rural environment or location....
- William R. SteigerWilliam R. SteigerWilliam Raymond Steiger was Special Assistant to the Secretary for International Affairs and the Director of the Office of Global Health Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the George W. Bush Administration, with a portfolio that included HIV/AIDS, malaria, avian...
- Unemployed
- Witness JusticeWitness JusticeWitness Justice , founded in 2001 by survivors for survivors, is a national 501 nonprofit organization headquartered in Frederick, Maryland that serves victims of all types of violence and trauma through advocacy, education, and direct support....
- Zero to Five plan
External links
- United States Department of Health and Human Services Official Website
- Department Of Health And Human Services Meeting Notices and Rule Changes from The Federal Register RSS Feed
- Proposed and finalized federal regulations from the United States Department of Health and Human Services
- Oral History Interview with David Breneman, aide to HEW General Counsel, Peter Libassi, in the late '70s from Oral Histories of the American South
- Program Support Center Official Website
- Public Health Emergency (PHE.gov)