Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)
Cabinet department for Medicare, Medicaid, public health, biomedical research, food and drug regulation, child and family services, and health privacy/civil rights.
Function
Cabinet department
Parent
Top-level (no parent)
FY2026 Budget Authority
$3379.87B
Official Data
USAspending.govEvidence & Review
Evidence Confidence
HighVerification Status
AI-researched, unverifiedLast Reviewed
Jul 5, 2026
Retrieved On
Jul 5, 2026
Agency
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Cabinet department for Medicare, Medicaid, public health, biomedical research, food and drug regulation, child and family services, and health privacy/civil rights.
Mission
Enhance Americans' health and well-being through effective health and human services and advances in medicine, public health, and social services.
Public Value Test
Health, scientific capacity, outbreak readiness, benefit reliability, safety, and protection against fraud and low-value care.
Sources & Evidence
4 cited sources back this profile