United States Department of Health and Human Services
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| Department of Health and Human Services | |
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| Logo of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
| Department overview | |
| Formed | April 11, 1953 |
| Preceding agencies | Federal Security Agency United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare |
| Headquarters | Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Employees | 76,341 (2013)[1] |
| Annual budget | $940.9 billion (2013)[1] |
| Department executives | Kathleen Sebelius, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Bill Corr, United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services |
| Website | |
| www.HHS.gov | |
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), also known as the Health Department, is a cabinet-level department of the Federal government of the United States 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".[2] Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).
As of May 2013[update] CMS administers 115 programs over 11 operating divisions.[3] Those operating divisions are:
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Administration for Community Living (ACL)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Indian Health Service (IHS)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Office of the Secretary (OS)
- Program Support Center (PSC)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
History
Budget
| Line Item | FY13 Budget Authority | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HHS Staff and Other | |||
| Departmental Management | 541 | ||
| Medicare Hearings and Appeals | 84 | ||
| Office for Civil Rights | 39 | ||
| Office of the Inspector General | 59 | ||
| Office of the National Coordinator | 26 | ||
| Program Support Center | 626 | ||
| Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund | 642 | ||
| HHS Operating Divisions | |||
| Administration for Children and Families | 50,308 | ||
| Administration for Community Living (formerly Administration on Aging) | 1,949 | ||
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | 409 | ||
| Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry | 76 | ||
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 6,218 | ||
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | 823,166 | ||
| Food and Drug Administration | 2,519 | ||
| Health Resources and Services Administration | 8,576 | ||
| Indian Health Service | 4,581 | ||
| The National Institutes of Health | 30,852 | ||
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | 3,257 | ||
| Departmental Total | |||
| Total Budget | 932,234 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Fiscal Year 2013 Budget in Brief: Strengthening Health and Opportunity for All Americans" (PDF). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2013. http://www.hhs.gov/budget/fy2013/budget-brief-fy2013.pdf. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "About HHS". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.hhs.gov/about/. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "HHS Federal Program Inventory". Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.hhs.gov/budget/2013-program-inventory/federal-program-inventory.html. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
