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|Mission=The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) aims to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans. It works to provide effective health and human services, promote scientific research, and ensure equitable access to quality healthcare and social services.
|CreationLegislation=Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Act of 1953 (Reorganization in 1979)
|Employees=80000
|Budget=$1.7 trillion (FY 2023)
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|Services=Health Care Programs; Public Health Initiatives; Human Services; Research; Social Security
|Regulations=Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Affordable Care Act (ACA); Social Security Act
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The '''Department of Health and Human Services''' ('''HHS''') is a [[Cabinet of the United States|cabinet-level]] [[United States federal executive departments|executive branch]] department of the U.S. [[federal government of the United States|federal government]] created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhs.gov/about/ |title=About HHS |publisher=U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |access-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113071606/http://www.hhs.gov/about |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> Before the separate federal [[United States Department of Education|Department of Education]] was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).

HHS is administered by the [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|secretary of health and human services]], who is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the [[United States Senate]].

The [[Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]], the [[Uniformed services of the United States|uniformed service]] of the PHS, is led by the [[Surgeon General of the United States|surgeon general]] who is responsible for addressing matters concerning public health as authorized by the secretary or by the [[Assistant Secretary for Health|assistant secretary for health]] in addition to his or her primary mission of administering the Commissioned Corps.

See [[Department of Health and Human Services (Cargo)]] for an example page using [[Help:Cargo]].

==History==
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===Federal Security Agency===
{{Main|Federal Security Agency}}

The Federal Security Agency (FSA) was established on July 1, 1939, under the [[Reorganization Act of 1939]], P.L. 76–19. The objective was to bring together in one agency all federal programs in the fields of health, education, and social security. The first Federal Security Administrator was [[Paul V. McNutt]].<ref name="autogenerated1972">{{cite web |url=http://aspe.hhs.gov/info/hewhistory.htm |title=Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. A Common Thread of Service: An Historical Guide to HEW. DHEW Publication No. (OS) 73–45 |date=July 1, 1972 |access-date=January 9, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20140214115034/http://aspe.hhs.gov/info/hewhistory.htm |archive-date=February 14, 2014}}</ref> The new agency originally consisted of the following major components: (1) Office of the Administrator, (2) Public Health Service (PHS), (3) Office of Education, (4) Civilian Conservation Corps, and (5) Social Security Board.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

===Department of Health, Education, and Welfare===
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The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) was created on April 11, 1953, when Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 became effective. HEW thus became the first new Cabinet-level department since the Department of Labor was created in 1913. The Reorganization Plan abolished the FSA and transferred all of its functions to the secretary of HEW and all components of the agency to the department. The first secretary of HEW was [[Oveta Culp Hobby]], a native of Texas, who had served as commander of the [[Women's Army Corps]] in World War II and was editor and publisher of the ''[[Houston Post]]''. Sworn in on April 11, 1953, as secretary, she had been FSA administrator since January 21, 1953.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

The six major program-operating components of the new department were the Public Health Service, the Office of Education, the [[Food and Drug Administration]], the Social Security Administration, the [[Office of Vocational Rehabilitation]], and [[St. Elizabeth's Hospital]]. The department was also responsible for three federally aided corporations: [[Howard University]], the [[American Printing House for the Blind]], and the [[Columbia Institution for the Deaf]] (Gallaudet College since 1954).<ref name="PI181">Preliminary inventory of the records of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (PI 181, Record Group 235), [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives and Records Service]], 1975.</ref>

===Department of Health & Human Services===
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) on October 17, 1979,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t17t20+4573+0++%28%29%20%20AND%20%28%2820%29%20ADJ%20USC%29%3ACITE%20AND%20%28USC%20w%2F10%20%283508%29%29%3ACITE |title=Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Title 20, Section 3508 |publisher=house.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619032627/http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t17t20+4573+0++%28%29%20%20AND%20%28%2820%29%20ADJ%20USC%29%3ACITE%20AND%20%28USC%20w%2F10%20%283508%29%29%3ACITE |archive-date=June 19, 2012 |access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> when its education functions were transferred to the newly created [[United States Department of Education]] under the [[Department of Education Organization Act]].<ref>[https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/53070589 Full text of the Department of Education Organization Act]; {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507212646/https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/53070589 |date=May 7, 2018 }}, P.L. 96-88.</ref> HHS was left in charge of the Social Security Administration, agencies constituting the Public Health Service, and Family Support Administration.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

In 1995, the [[Social Security Administration]] was removed from the Department of Health & Human Services, and established as an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States government.

The [[2010 United States federal budget]] established a reserve fund of more than $630 billion over 10 years to finance fundamental reform of the health care system.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/fy2010_new_era/A_New_Era_of_Responsibility2.pdf |title=A New Era of Responsibility |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306211818/https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/fy2010_new_era/A_New_Era_of_Responsibility2.pdf |archive-date=March 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 6, 2009}}</ref>

== Organization ==
===Internal structure===
The Department of Health & Human Services is led by the [[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services]], a member of the [[United States Cabinet]] appointed by the [[President of the United States]] with the consent of the [[United States Senate]]. The secretary is assisted in managing the department by the [[Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services]], who is also appointed by the president. The secretary and deputy secretary are further assisted by seven assistant secretaries, who serve as top departmental administrators.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

As of January 20, 2018, this is the top level of the organizational chart. HHS provides further organizational detail on its website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/orgchart/index.html |title=HHS Organizational Charts Office of Secretary and Divisions |publisher=HHS.gov |date= October 24, 2008|accessdate=September 3, 2022}}</ref>

Several agencies within HHS are components of the U.S. [[United States Public Health Service|Public Health Service]] (PHS), as noted below.

=== Immediate Office of the Secretary ===
The '''Immediate Office of the Secretary''' ('''IOS''') is the top-level unit that directly reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.  They assist in the administration of HHS and include the following components:
* '''Office of the Deputy Secretary''' ('''DS''') – an Executive Schedule, Level II Position.  This role is responsible for all departmental operations.
* '''Office of the Chief of Staff''' ('''COS''') – This role is responsible for staff coordination and support.
* '''Office of the General Counsel''' ('''OGC''')
* '''Executive Secretariat''' ('''ES''' or '''''ExecSec''''') – Develops and reviews rules, regulations, correspondences, Reports to Congress, and other policy-related documents and decisions.  Headed by the Executive Secretary to the Department and assisted by the Deputy Executive Secretary.
* '''Office of Health Reform''' – Oversees the implementation of new policies and legislation.
* '''Office of the Chief Technology Officer''' ('''CTO''') – Oversees the use of Data and Technology implementations in HHS.
* '''Office of National Security''' ('''ONS''') – A department-wide office that provides oversight, policy direction, standards, and performance assessments on all intelligence and national security related programs within HHS.

=== Office of the Secretary ===
The '''Office of the Secretary''' ('''OS''') is the unit directly below the Immediate Office of the Secretary, but still directly reports to the Secretary.  This unit consists of the offices of assistant secretaries including:{{cn|date=April 2024}}
* '''Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Financial Resources''' ('''ASFR''')
* [[Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology]] ('''ONC''')
* '''Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Public Affairs''' ('''ASPA''')
* '''Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation''' ('''ASL''')
* '''Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation''' ('''ASPE''')

=== Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs ===
The '''Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs''' ('''IEA''') serves as the liaison to state, local and tribal governments as well as NGOs.  Through the IEA, HHS directs oversees current federal health programs at the regional and tribal level.
* '''Headquarters Staff''' – assists the '''HHS''' Secretary in developing policies related to state and local government relations.
* '''Tribal Affairs''' – serves as the point of contact for '''HHS''' regarding '''HHS''' programs on Indian reservations.
* '''Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships''' (a.k.a. the ''Partnership Center'') – works to create partnerships with faith-based and community organizations at the local level.
* '''Office of Human Resources''' – the department-wide office for '''HR''' related issues.
* '''Regional Offices''' – Work with the subordinated state governments to institute '''HHS''' policy in the respective regions.  Each office is led by a presidential-appointed regional director.<ref>{{cite web |work =Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs |title=Regional Offices|url=https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/iea/regional-offices/index.html|access-date=June 27, 2021|publisher=HHS.gov|language=en}}</ref>  The following
{| class="wikitable"
|+ HHS IEA Regional Offices
|-
! Region !! Regional Director !! Subordinated States
|-
| Region 1 || Paul Jacobsen || Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
|-
| Region 2 || Dennis González || New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
|-
| Region 3 || Dalton Paxtan || Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
|-
| Region 4 || Thomas Bowman || Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
|-
| Region 5 || Joshua Devine || Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
|-
| Region 6 || Julia Lothrop || Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
|-
| Region 7 || Scott Conner || Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
|-
| Region 8 || Elsa Ramirez || Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
|-
| Region 9 || Bonnie Preston || Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,<br>Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau
|-
| Region 10 || Renée Bouvion || Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
|}

=== U.S. Public Health Service ===
Within HHS is a collection of agencies and offices that fall under the [[United States Public Health Service|Public Health Service]]. The PHS also is home to the [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]] ('''PHSCC''').{{cn|date=April 2024}}
* [[Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health]] (OASH) and the [[Surgeon General of the United States|U.S. Surgeon General]]
* Office of Global Affairs
The subordinate operating agencies under the Public Health Service:
* [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH)
* [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)
* [[Indian Health Service]] (IHS)
* [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA)
* [[Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry]] (ATSDR)
* [[Health Resources and Services Administration]] (HRSA)
* [[Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality]] (AHRQ)
* [[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]] (SAMHSA)
* [[Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response]] (ASPR)
* [[Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health]] (ARPA-H)

=== Human Services agencies ===
This list includes the subordinate agencies that do not fall under the Public Health Service, but are under HHS:
* [[Administration for Children and Families]] (ACF)
* [[Administration for Community Living]] (ACL)
* [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services|Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]] (CMS) – formerly the [[Health Care Financing Administration]].

===Office of Inspector General===
The [[Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]] (OIG) investigates criminal activity for HHS. The [[special agent]]s who work for OIG have the same title series "1811" as other federal criminal investigators, such as the [[FBI]], HSI, [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|ATF]], [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] and [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]]. They receive their law enforcement training at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.  OIG Special Agents have special skills in investigating [[white collar crime]] related to [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]] fraud and abuse. Organized crime has dominated the criminal activity relative to this type of fraud.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

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.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

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.

With the passage of the [[Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act|Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009]], and the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Affordable Care Act]] of 2010, the [[Office of the Inspector General]] has taken an emboldened stance against healthcare related non-compliance, most notably for violations of [[Law]] and the [[Anti-Kickback Statute]].<ref name=BeckersStarkLawEnforcement>{{cite news|title=4 trends in the current Stark Law enforcement climate |first1=Ayla |last1=Ellison |date=January 8, 2015 |website=Becker's Hospital Review |url=http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/4-trends-in-the-current-stark-law-enforcement-climate.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829062351/http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/4-trends-in-the-current-stark-law-enforcement-climate.html|archive-date=August 29, 2015}}</ref>

In 2015, the OIG issued a fraud alert as a warning to hospitals and healthcare systems to monitor and comply with their physician compensation arrangements.<ref name="oig.hhs.gov">{{cite news|title=Fraud Alert: Physician Compensation Arrangements May Result in Significant Liability |date=June 9, 2015 |website=OIG |url=https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/alerts/guidance/Fraud_Alert_Physician_Compensation_06092015.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701222722/https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/alerts/guidance/Fraud_Alert_Physician_Compensation_06092015.pdf|archive-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref>

Recent years have seen dramatic increases in both the number and the amounts of [[Stark Law]] violation settlements, prompting healthcare experts to identify a need for automated solutions that manage physician arrangements by centralizing necessary information with regard to physician{{ndash}}hospital integration.<ref name=BeckersStarkLawViolation>{{cite news|title=Why it takes 60 minutes or less to find a Stark Law violation at a hospital |first1=Gail |last1=Peace |date=June 8, 2015  |website=Becker's Hospital Review|url=http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/why-it-takes-60-minutes-or-less-to-find-a-stark-law-violation-at-a-hospital.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714021500/http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/why-it-takes-60-minutes-or-less-to-find-a-stark-law-violation-at-a-hospital.html|archive-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref> [[Contract management]] software companies such as '''Meditract''' provide options for health systems to organize and store physician contracts. Ludi Inc introduced DocTime Log®, an [[Software as a service|SaaS]] solution that specifically addresses this growing concern, automating physician time logging in compliance with contract terms to eliminate Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute violations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ludi, Inc. Closes $1M in Series A Financing|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140729006233/en/Ludi-Closes-1M-Series-Financing |date=July 29, 2014 |publisher=[[Business Wire]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910152838/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140729006233/en/Ludi-Closes-1M-Series-Financing#.VZMGhvlViko|archive-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>

According to a report released by the OIG in July 2019, more than 80 percent of the 4,563 U.S. hospice centers that provide care to Medicare beneficiaries surveyed from 2012 to 2016 have at least one deficiency and 20 percent have at least one "serious deficiency".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/07/09/report-details-deficiencies-us-hospices/1682191001/ |date=July 9, 2019 |first1=N'dea |last1=Yancey-Bragg |first2=Morgan |last2=Hines |title=Hundreds of US hospices have at least one 'serious deficiency,' report says|website=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>

From January 2020, [[Christi Grimm]] became the principal deputy inspector general. She assumed the duties of an acting inspector general, because the inspector general post was empty.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dzhanova |first1=Yelena |title=Trump looks to replace HHS watchdog who identified crucial hospital supply shortages |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/02/coronavirus-trump-looks-to-replace-hhs-watchdog-who-reported-supply-shortages.html |access-date=May 5, 2020 |work=[[CNBC]] |date=May 2, 2020}}</ref> In April 2020, Grimm released a report which surveyed the state of hospitals in late March during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]. The hospitals reported "severe shortages of testing supplies", "frequently waiting 7 days or longer for test results", which extended the length of patient stays and strained resources, and "widespread shortages of PPE".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grimm |first1=Christi |title=Hospital Experiences Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a National Pulse Survey March 23–27, 2020 |url=https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-20-00300.pdf |access-date=April 18, 2020 |publisher=[[Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]]}}</ref> President Trump called the report "wrong" and questioned Grimm's motives. Later he called the report "Another Fake Dossier!"<ref name=RobertsonApril7>{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Lori |title=The HHS Inspector General Report |date=April 7, 2020 |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/the-hhs-inspector-general-report/ |publisher=[[Factcheck.org]] |access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref> In May 2020, Trump nominated Jason Weida to be the permanent inspector general, pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate. According to a department spokeswoman, Grimm will remain as principal deputy inspector general.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stracqualursi |first1=Veronica |title=Trump names his pick for HHS inspector general after criticizing acting official over coronavirus report |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/02/politics/hhs-inspector-general-trump-nominee-jason-weida/index.html |access-date=May 5, 2020 |work=CNN |date=May 2, 2020}}</ref>

=== Former operating divisions and agencies ===
* [[Social Security Administration]], made independent in 1995.

==Budget and finances==
The Department of Health and Human Services was authorized a budget for [[2020 United States federal budget|fiscal year 2020]] of $1.293 trillion. The budget authorization is broken down as follows:<ref name="hhs_budget_fy2020">
{{cite web
|url=https://www.hhs.gov/about/budget/fy2020/index.html
|title=HHS FY 2020 Budget in Brief
|page=7
|website=HHS Budget & Performance
|date=October 5, 2019
|publisher=United States Department of Health & Human Services
|access-date=May 9, 2020}}
</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Program
!Budget authority (in millions)
|-
|Food and Drug Administration
|$3,329
|-
|Health Resources and Services Administration
|$11,004
|-
|Indian Health Service
|$6,104
|-
|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
|$6,767
|-
|National Institutes of Health
|$33,669
|-
|Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
|$5,535
|-
|Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
|$0
|-
|Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
|$1,169,091
|-
|Administration for Children and Families
|$52,121
|-
|Administration for Community Living
|$1,997
|-
|Departmental Management
|$340
|-
|Non-Recurring Expense Fund
|$-400
|-
|Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals
|$186
|-
|Office of the National Coordinator
|$43
|-
|Office for Civil Rights
|$30
|-
|Office of Inspector General
|$82
|-
|Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund
|$2,667
|-
|Program Support Center
|$749
|-
|Offsetting Collections
|$-629
|-
|Other Collections
|$-163
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''$1,292,523'''
|}

The FY2020 budget included a $1.276 billion budget decrease for the Centers for Disease Control, and a $4.533 billion budget decrease for the National Institutes of Health.  These budget cuts, along with other changes since 2019, comprised a total decrease of over $24 billion in revised discretionary budget authority across the entire Department of Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2020.<ref name="hhs_budget_fy2020"/>

Additional details of the budgeted outlays, budget authority, and detailed budgets for other years, can be found at the HHS Budget website.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://WWW.HHS.GOV/BUDGET
|title=Health and Human Services: Budget and Performance
|publisher=United States Department of Health & Human Services
|access-date=May 9, 2020
}}
</ref>

== Programs ==
The Department of Health & Human Services' administers 115 programs across its 11 operating divisions.<ref>[https://www.hhs.gov/budget/#program Budget and Performance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428051549/http://www.hhs.gov/budget |date=April 28, 2015 }}. HHS.gov. Retrieved on April 15, 2014.</ref> The United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) aims to "protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/programs/index.html/|title=Programs & Services|first=Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs|last=(ASPA)|date=January 29, 2015|website=HHS.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171227/https://www.hhs.gov/programs/index.html/|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> These federal programs consist of social service programs, [[civil rights]] and healthcare privacy programs, disaster preparedness programs, and health related research. HHS offers a variety of social service programs geared toward persons with low income, [[Disability|disabilities]], military families, and senior citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/index.html/|title=Social Services|last1=Digital Communications Division |last2=Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs|date=February 26, 2015|website=hhs.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171843/https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/index.html/|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref>  Healthcare rights are defined under HHS in the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]] ([[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act|HIPAA]]) which protect patient's privacy in regards to medical information, protects workers health insurance when unemployed, and sets guidelines surrounding some health insurance. HHS collaborates with the [[Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response]] and [[Office of Emergency Management]] to prepare and respond to health emergencies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phe.gov/preparedness/pages/default.aspx|title=Preparedness Home – PHE|website=www.phe.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919180351/https://www.phe.gov/preparedness/pages/default.aspx|archive-date=September 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phe.gov/about/oem/Pages/default.aspx|title=Office of Emergency Management – PHE|website=www.phe.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907170623/https://www.phe.gov/about/oem/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> A broad array of health related research is supported or completed under the HHS; secondarily under HHS, the [[Health Resources & Services Administration|Health Resources & Service Administration]] houses data warehouses and makes health data available surrounding a multitude of topics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/programs/research/index.html/|title=Research|last1=Digital Communications Division |last2=Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs|date=February 26, 2015|website=hhs.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171754/https://www.hhs.gov/programs/research/index.html/|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.healthdata.gov/content/about/|title=HealthData.gov|website=www.healthdata.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917214008/https://www.healthdata.gov/content/about|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> HHS also has vast offering of health related resources and tools to help educate the public on health policies and pertinent [[population health]] information. Some examples of available resources include [[Preventive healthcare|disease prevention]], wellness, health insurance information, as well as links to healthcare providers and facilities, meaningful health related materials, [[public health]] and safety information.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/programs/index.html|title=Programs & Services|first=Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs|last=(ASPA)|date=January 29, 2015|website=HHS.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171227/https://www.hhs.gov/programs/index.html/|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/programs/prevention-and-wellness/index.html|title=Prevention & Wellness|last1=Digital Communications Division |last2=Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs|date=February 26, 2015|website=hhs.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171855/https://www.hhs.gov/programs/prevention-and-wellness/index.html|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/programs/health-insurance/index.html|title=Health Insurance|last1=Digital Communications Division |last2=Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs|date=February 26, 2015|website=hhs.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171832/https://www.hhs.gov/programs/health-insurance/index.html|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/programs/providers-and-facilities/index.html|title=Providers & Facilities|last1=Digital Communications Division |last2=Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs|date=April 9, 2015|website=hhs.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171521/https://www.hhs.gov/programs/providers-and-facilities/index.html|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/programs/topic-sites/index.html|title=Featured Topic Sites|last1=Digital Communications Division |last2=Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs|date=March 3, 2015|website=hhs.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171352/https://www.hhs.gov/programs/topic-sites/index.html|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/programs/public-health-safety/index.html|title=Public Health & Safety|last1=Digital Communications Division |last2=Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs|date=February 26, 2015|website=hhs.gov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171651/https://www.hhs.gov/programs/public-health-safety/index.html|archive-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref>

Some highlights include:
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* [[Artificial intelligence in healthcare|AI in health]] and social science research
* Preventing disease, including immunization services
* [[ARPA-H]]
* Assuring food and drug safety
* [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] (health insurance for elderly and disabled Americans) and [[Medicaid]] (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 Start Program|Head Start]] (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
* [[Assets for independence|Assets for Independence]]
* Medical preparedness for emergencies, including potential terrorism
* Child support enforcement<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/css|title=Home – Office of Child Support Enforcement – Administration for Children and Families|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818024924/http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/css|archive-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
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=== The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ===
This program is to ensure the accountability of medical professionals to respect and carry-out basic human health rights, under the act of the same name. In the United States, the government feels that it is essential for the American people to understand their civil duty and rights to all of their medical information. That includes: health insurance policies or medical records from every doctor or emergency visit in one's life. Through Health & Human services one is able to file a complaint that their HIPAA rights have been violated or a consultant that will be able to decide if their rights were violated.

=== Social Services ===
This branch has everything to do with the social justice, wellness, and care of all people throughout the United States. This includes but is not limited to people who need government assistance, foster care, unaccompanied alien children, daycares (headstart included), adoption, senior citizens, and disability programs. Social services is one of (if not) the largest branch of programs underneath it that has a wide variety throughout the United States at a state and local level.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

=== Prevention and Wellness ===
The prevention and wellness program's main idea is to give the American people the ability to live the healthiest and best lifestyle physically that they can. They are the ones who deal with vaccines and immunizations, which fight from common diseases to deadly ones. The nutrition & fitness program that are the basics of healthy eating and regular exercise. Health screenings & family health history which are crucial in the knowledge of each individual's health and body. A severely important one especially in today's society is mental health and substance abuse in where they help people with mental illness and drug abuse. Lastly, they help with environmental health where people are researching and studying how our environments both physical and metaphorically have a short- and long-term effect on our health and wellness.

===Strengthening Communities Fund===
In June 2010, the Department of Health & Human Services created the Strengthening Communities Fund<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/scf/index.html|title=Strengthening Communities Fund|website=U.S. Department of Health & Human Services|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201132331/http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/scf/index.html|archive-date=February 1, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhs.gov/recovery/reports/plans/pdf20100610/ACF%20SCF%20June%202010.pdf|title=Strengthening Communities Fund: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Implementation Plan|date=May 24, 2010|website=U.S. Department of Health & Human Services|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116165125/http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/reports/plans/pdf20100610/ACF%20SCF%20June%202010.pdf|archive-date=January 16, 2013}}</ref> 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 two 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 two year grants

=== Biodefense ===
HHS plays a role in protecting the United States against [[bioterrorism]] events. In 2018, HHS released a new National Biodefense Strategy required by passage of the 2016 Biodefense Strategy Act. The Biodefense Strategy required implementation of a biodefense strategy after a 2015 [[Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense]] report found that the 2009 National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats was inadequate in protecting the U.S. The strategy adopted these five central recommendations: creating a single centralized approach to biodefense; implementing an interdisciplinary approach to biodefense that brings together policy makers, scientists, health experts, and academics; drawing up a comprehensive strategy to address human, plant, and animal health; creating a defense against global and domestic biological threats; and creating a proactive policy to combat the misuse and abuse of advanced biotechnology.<ref name="pandorareport.org">{{cite web|url=https://pandorareport.org/2018/10/04/a-multi-disciplinary-approach-to-multi-disciplinary-threats/|title=A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Multi-Disciplinary Threats|date=October 4, 2018|website=The Pandora Report|language=en |first1=Janet |last1=Marroquin |access-date=December 31, 2018}}</ref>

HHS also runs the Biodefense Steering Committee, which works with other federal agencies including the [[U.S. Department of State]], [[U.S. Department of Defense]], [[U.S. Food and Drug Administration]], [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS), and the [[Environmental Protection Agency]].<ref name="pandorareport.org"/> HHS specifically oversees [[Project BioShield]], established in 2003 and operating since 2004, and its development and production of genetically based bio-weapons and vaccines. HHS together with DHS are authorized under the [[Homeland Security Act of 2002]] to deploy the weapons and vaccines produced by Project BioShield on the US general public under martial law during "emerging terrorist threats" or public health emergencies. Both HHS and DHS have similar authorities through state-based legislation adopted from [[Model State Emergency Health Powers Act]] provisions.

== Criticisms and controversies ==
{{see also|Criticism of the United States government#Criticism of agencies}}

In 2016, a published US Senate report revealed that several dozen [[2014 American immigration crisis|unaccompanied children from Central America]], some as young as 14 years old, were released from custody to traffickers where they were sexually assaulted, starved or forced to work for little or no pay.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://time.com/5256734/government-missing-migrant-children/|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20180528052324/http://time.com/5256734/government-missing-migrant-children/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 28, 2018|title=Almost 1,500 Migrant Children Placed in Homes by the U.S. Government Went Missing Last Year|magazine=Time|language=en |date=April 26, 2018 |first1=Garnace |last1=Burke  |access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref> The HHS sub agency [[Office of Refugee Resettlement]] (ORR) released approximately 90,000 unaccompanied children during 2013–2015 but did not track their whereabouts or properly screen families accepting these children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/us/politics/us-placed-immigrant-children-with-traffickers-report-says.html|title=U.S. Placed Immigrant Children With Traffickers, Report Says|date=January 28, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 26, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331 |first1=Emmarie |last1=Huetteman }}</ref>

To prevent similar episodes, the Homeland Security and Health & Human Services Departments signed a memorandum of understanding in 2016, and agreed to establish joint procedures within one year for dealing with unaccompanied migrant children. As of 2018 they have failed to do so. Between October and December 2017, officials from ORR tried to contact 7,635 children and their sponsors. From these calls, officials learned that 6,075 children remained with their sponsors. Twenty-eight had run away, five had been removed from the United States and fifty-two had relocated to live with a non sponsor. However, officials have lost track of 1,475 children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/politics/migrant-children-missing.html|title=Federal Agencies Lost Track of Nearly 1,500 Migrant Children Placed With Sponsors|date=April 26, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 26, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331 |first1=Ron |last1=Nixon }}</ref> ORR claims it is not legally liable for the safety and status of the children once released from custody.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/26/politics/hhs-lost-track-1500-immigrant-children/index.html|title=US lost track of 1,500 immigrant children, but says it's not 'legally responsible'|first=Dakin |last=Andone|work=CNN |date=May 28, 2018 |access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref>

HHS is evidenced to be actively coercing and forcing bio-substances such as [[antipsychotic]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/immigrant-shelters-drug-traumatized-teenagers-without-consent|title=Immigrant Shelters Drug Traumatized Teenagers Without Consent |first=Jess Ramirez|last=Caroline Chen|date=July 20, 2018|website=ProPublica|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> on migrating children without consent, and under questionable medical supervision. Medical professionals state that wrongly prescribed antipsychotics are especially dangerous for children, and can cause permanent psychological damage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/migrant-children-forcibly-drugged-abused-in-us-government-detention-2018-6 |date=Jun 21, 2018 |title=Migrant children say they've been forcibly drugged, handcuffed, and abused in US government detention|first=Tara Francis|last=Chan|website=Business Insider|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> Medical professionals also state DHS and HHS incarceration and separation policies are likewise causing irreparable mental harm to the children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/family-secrets/201807/children-separated-parents |date=July 9, 2018 |first1=Ana |last1=Nogales |title=Children Separated From Parents|website=Psychology Today|access-date=March 7, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240404220156/https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/family-secrets/201807/children-separated-parents |archive-date= 4 Apr 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/06/15/620254326/doctors-warn-about-dangers-of-child-separations |date=June 15, 2018 |first1= Joel |last1=Rose |title=Doctors Concerned About 'Irreparable Harm' To Separated Migrant Children|website=NPR |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>

Children are also dying in HHS custody.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/5e470e143dcc47bface2354d1a2e4719|title=Deaths of 2 children raise doubts about US border agency|first=Nomaan|last=Merchant|date=December 27, 2018|website=AP NEWS|access-date=March 7, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080803/https://apnews.com/5e470e143dcc47bface2354d1a2e4719 |archive-date= Mar 8, 2019 }}</ref> The forced drugging, deaths, and disappearances of migrating Mexican and Central American children might be related to DHS falsely labeling them and their families as 'terror threats' before HHS manages their incarcerations. Despite a federal court order,<ref>{{Cite news |url-access=subscription |date=2018-06-27 |title=Opinion {{!}} A judge says Trump's family separation policy 'shocks the conscience.' We agree. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-judge-says-trumps-family-separation-policy-shocks-the-conscience-we-agree/2018/06/27/438860c4-7a28-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207155300/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-judge-says-trumps-family-separation-policy-shocks-the-conscience-we-agree/2018/06/27/438860c4-7a28-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html |archive-date= Dec 7, 2022 }}</ref> the DHS separation practices started by Obama<ref>{{Cite web |last=Budryk |first=Zack |date=2019-09-13 |title=Biden incorrectly claims Obama administration didn't separate families |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461230-biden-incorrectly-claims-obama-administration-didnt-separate-families/ |website=The Hill |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819144318/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461230-biden-incorrectly-claims-obama-administration-didnt-separate-families/ |archive-date= Aug 19, 2023 }}</ref> and mandated by the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-announces-zero-tolerance-policy-criminal-illegal-entry|title=Attorney General Announces Zero-Tolerance Policy for Criminal Illegal Entry|date=April 6, 2018|website=Office of Public Affairs, Department of Justice |access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> have not been halted, and HHS has not stopped forcing drugs on the children it incarcerates.

In August 2022, the Office of the Inspector General for Health and Human Services reported that NIH had failed in its oversight of clinical trials, with slightly over half of sample trial results either being tardy for publication or remaining unpublished on ClinicalTrials.gov after several years from the stated completion dates.<ref>{{cite web |title=The National Institutes of Health Did Not Ensure That All Clinical Trial Results Were Reported in Accordance With Federal Requirements |url=https://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/62107000.asp |access-date=August 21, 2022 |website=oig.hhs.gov |language=English}}</ref>

===Freedom of Information Act processing performance===
In the latest [[Center for Effective Government]] analysis of 15 federal agencies which receive the most [[Freedom of Information Act (United States)|Freedom of Information Act]] (FOIA) requests published in 2015 (using 2012 and 2013 data, the most recent years available), the DHHS ranked second to last, earning an F by scoring 57 out of a possible 100 points, largely due to a low score on its particular disclosure rules. It had deteriorated from a D− in 2013.<ref>[http://www.foreffectivegov.org/access-to-information-scorecard-2015/ Making the Grade: Access to Information Scorecard 2015] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313194455/http://www.foreffectivegov.org/access-to-information-scorecard-2015/ |date=March 13, 2016 }} March 2015, 80 pages, [[Center for Effective Government]], retrieved March 21, 2016.</ref>

== Related legislation ==<!-- This section is linked from [[List of United States federal legislation]] -->
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* 1946: [[Hospital Survey and Construction Act]] ([[Hill-Burton Act]]) 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 Act]] PL 87-395
* 1962: [[Public Health Service Act]] 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 Act]] PL 89-109
* 1965:  [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare section of the Social Security Act]] 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 Act]] PL 93-641
* 1979: [[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 Act]] PL 104-191
* 2000: [[Child Abuse Reform and Enforcement Act]] PL 106-177
* 2010: [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] PL 111-148
* 2016: [[21st Century Cures Act]] PL 114-255
* 2020: [[Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020|Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act]] PL 116-123
* 2020: [[Families First Coronavirus Response Act]] PL 116-127
* 2020: [[Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act]] PL 116-136
* 2020: [[Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act]] PL 116-139
* 2021: [[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021|Consolidated Appropriations Act]] PL 116-260
* 2021: [[American Rescue Plan Act]] PL 117-2
* 2022: [[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022|Consolidated Appropriations Act]] PL 117-103
* 2022: [[Inflation Reduction Act]] PL 117-169
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* [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]] (ARRA)
* [[Early Head Start]]
* [[Emergency Care Coordination Center]]
* [[Global Health Security Initiative]]
* [[Head Start Program|Head Start]]
* [[Health information technology]]
* [[Health professional]]
* [[Healthy People 2010]]
* [[Human experimentation in the United States]]
* [[Rural health]]
* [[Stark Law]]
* [[Supporting Healthy Marriage Project]]
* [[Temporary EHR Certification Program]]
* [[William R. Steiger]]
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