The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services,and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters. The secretary is a member of the United States Cabinet. The office was formerly Secretary of Health,Education,and Welfare. In 1980,the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare was renamed the Department of Health and Human Services,and its education functions and Rehabilitation Services Administration were transferred to the new United States Department of Education. Patricia Roberts Harris headed the department before and after it was renamed.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. 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". Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979,it was called the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare (HEW).
The Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS),is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid,the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP),and health insurance portability standards. In addition to these programs,CMS has other responsibilities,including the administrative simplification standards from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA),quality standards in long-term care facilities through its survey and certification process,clinical laboratory quality standards under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments,and oversight of HealthCare.gov. CMS was previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) until 2001.
A Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) is a reimbursement designation from the Bureau of Primary Health Care and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This designation is significant for several health programs funded under the Health Center Consolidation Act.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services located in North Bethesda,Maryland. It is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured,isolated or medically vulnerable.
Sylvia Mary Burwell is an American government and non-profit executive who has been the 15th president of American University since June 1,2017. Burwell is the first woman to serve as the university's president. Burwell earlier served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. President Barack Obama nominated Burwell on April 11,2014. Burwell's nomination was confirmed by the Senate on June 5,2014,by a vote of 78–17. She served as Secretary until the end of the Obama administration. Previously,she was the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget from 2013 to 2014.
The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) is a part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Elizabeth M. Duke was the administrator for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) from March 6,2002 to February 28,2009.
Jeanne Lambrew is a United States professor of public affairs and health policy. She served in the Obama administration as Deputy Director of the White House Office of Health Reform.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is a staff division of the Office of the Secretary,within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ONC leads national health IT efforts,charged as the principal federal entity to coordinate nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information.
Mary Wakefield is an American nurse and health care administrator,who served in the Obama administration as acting United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2015 to 2017,and as head of the Health Resources and Services Administration from 2009 to 2015.
The community health center (CHC) in the United States is the dominant model for providing integrated primary care and public health services for the low-income and uninsured,and represents one use of federal grant funding as part of the country's health care safety net. The health care safety net can be defined as a group of health centers,hospitals,and providers willing to provide services to the nation's uninsured and underserved population,thus ensuring that comprehensive care is available to all,regardless of income or insurance status. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,29 million people in the country were uninsured in 2015. Many more Americans lack adequate coverage or access to health care. These groups are sometimes called "underinsured". CHCs represent one method of accessing or receiving health and medical care for both underinsured and uninsured communities.
The 340B Drug Pricing Program is a US federal government program created in 1992 that requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations and covered entities at significantly reduced prices. The intent of the program is to allow covered entities to "stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible,reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services." Maintaining services and lowering medication costs for patients is consistent with the purpose of the program,which is named for the section authorizing it in the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) It was enacted by Congress as part of a larger bill signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is the principal advisory group to the United States Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on policy development and provides coordination and support for HHS's strategic and policy planning,planning and development of legislation,program evaluation,data gathering,policy-related research,and regulatory program.
Seema Verma is an American health policy consultant and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services in the Donald Trump administration. During her tenure,she was involved in efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act,as well as reduce Medicaid benefits and increase restrictions on Medicaid. She was embroiled in ethics and legal controversies related to her use of taxpayer money while in office.
Thomas J. Engels is an American politician who served as the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services from 2019 to 2021.
Mandy Krauthamer Cohen is an American physician,public health official,and healthcare executive. From 2017 to 2021,she served as the secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to serving as Health Secretary,Cohen was the chief operating officer and chief of staff at the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services during the Obama Administration. She also served as the Deputy Director of Comprehensive Women's Health Services at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and is a founding member and former executive director of Doctors for America. Cohen was listed as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare in 2019. In 2022,she was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Aledade.
The White House COVID-19 Response Team is the task force during the presidency of Joe Biden to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It was set up by Joe Biden on his first day in office –January 20,2021 –and replaced President Trump's White House Coronavirus Task Force and Joe Biden's transitionary COVID-19 Advisory Board.
Chiquita W. Brooks-LaSure is an American healthcare policy official who is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services in the Biden administration since May 2021.
