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Laws & Regulations. Agencies create regulations (also known as "rules") under the authority of Congress to help government carry out public policy. Learn about HHS' top regulations and how you can make your voice heard.
The federal government pays for health coverage for well over 100 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Veterans’ Health...
A collection of national public health initiatives, strategies, and action plans covering topics like chronic disease, emergency preparedness, and health disparities. The material can guide the development of local plans and prioritizes public health efforts addressing the nation's health challenges.
Explore U.S. Health Care Policy Research. RAND research offers insights about the likely impact of repealing or revising the ACA along key dimensions, including Medicaid, the individual mandate, effects on employers, tax subsidies, changing rating regulations, and essential health benefits.
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are expected to continue their efforts to reach an agreement on a scaled-down bill that might contain child care funding, universal Pre-K, more generous Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and public health infrastructure, while leaving out other big-ticket items such as Medicare coverage for ...
Healthy People 2030 focuses on keeping people safe and healthy through laws and policies at the local, state, territorial, and federal level. Evidence-based health policies can help prevent disease and promote health.
Growth in spending on the major health care programs is largely driven by cost growth above and beyond that accounted for by demographic changes and the growth of potential GDP per person. Spending on those programs, as well as spending on Social Security benefits, is also boosted by the aging of the population.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010. The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people.
Many federal health care policies contribute to racial, ethnic, and tribal health inequities. Although the committee could not review all such policies in this report, federal health care policy does provide powerful tools to advance health equity for all people.
2022 Major Federal Health Policy Developments. The items outlined below collectively provide a brief recap of the major federal health policy developments in 2022, spanning both congressional and administrative actions. Legislative. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (Omnibus) – The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus.