HCA 255 Topic 1 Assignment, Government Agencies, and Health Policy Paper

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Running head: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1 Government Agencies and Health Policy Research Paper Barbara Smith HCA 255: Health Policy and Economic Analysis Care Grand Canyon University 6/14/20 This stud... y source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 12-31-2021 10:38:06 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/64849434/Government-Agencies-and-Health-Policy-Research-Paperdocx/ GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 2 Government Agencies and Health Policy Research Paper The United States government provides essential health services to the people of America to ensure their health and well-being. Also, each agency in the federal government is designated for a specific purpose such as managing resources, financial oversight, or issues of national security. In addition, federal agencies make sure people in the United States have resources available to them for adequate health care. Furthermore, this paper will discuss the Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) and the impact on health care policy and delivery, the impact federal government impacts HHS, a current initiative the agency faces, and the problems of health care policy. Overview The Department of Health, Education and Welfare is a federal agency that is responsible for the principle health of the United states of America and was established in 1953 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. However, the name was changed to the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1979. Under the Department of Health and Human Services there are Also, HHS’s overall mission “is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing effective health and human services and sustain advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health and social services” (Schaeffer, Schultz, & Salerno, 2009). When the department began operations in April 1953 a wide range of programs and initiatives were established that covered a wide range of events to protect and serve the health of the American public. In addition, the department of health and human Services has eleven agencies under them to provide health care (Strategic Goal 1: Reform, Strengthen, and Modernize the Nation’s Health care System, 2020). For example, Indian Health Service (IHS), Agency for Health care Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Substance Abuse and Mental This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 12-31-2021 10:38:06 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/64849434/Government-Agencies-and-Health-Policy-Research-Paperdocx/ GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 3 Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are all agencies that fall under HHS. Additionally, HHS works to expand health care not only in urban areas but in rural areas that have inadequate access to health care that could exacerbate health problems and raise the cost of health care (Wilensky & Tietelbaum, 2020). Furthermore, the Department of Health and Human Series provides essential health care services that might not be otherwise available to high-risk individuals. [Show More]

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