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Branches (3)
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
The independent commission that advises Congress on how much Medicare should pay doctors, hospitals, and other providers
Office of National Drug Control Policy
The White House office, led by the so-called drug czar, that sets national drug policy and coordinates the federal drug-control budget
The Senate Finance Committee
The Senate committee for taxes, trade, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, the largest jurisdiction over federal money
Departments (22)
Administration for Community Living Reorganizing
The HHS agency that funds services helping older adults and people with disabilities live in their own homes and communities
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response Reorganizing
The HHS agency that prepares for pandemics, bioterrorism, and disasters and manages the Strategic National Stockpile
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Reorganizing
The HHS research agency that studies patient safety, health care quality, and how the health system works
Agricultural Research Service
The USDA's in-house scientific research agency, with labs and field stations across the country
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The USDA agency that guards American livestock and crops against pests and diseases and enforces the Animal Welfare Act
Defense Health Agency
The agency that runs the military health system, including TRICARE and the military hospitals and clinics
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Justice Department agency that enforces federal drug laws at home and against trafficking networks abroad
Employee Benefits Security Administration
The Labor Department agency that enforces ERISA and oversees private pension, 401(k), and employer health plans
Food Safety and Inspection Service
The USDA agency that inspects the nation's meat, poultry, and processed egg products
Health Resources and Services Administration Reorganizing
The HHS agency that funds community health centers, the Ryan White HIV program, and health care for underserved areas
HHS Office for Civil Rights
The HHS office that enforces civil rights in health care and the HIPAA privacy and security rules
Indian Health Service
The HHS agency that provides or funds health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives as part of the federal trust responsibility
Mine Safety and Health Administration
The Labor Department agency that inspects every mine in the country and enforces mine safety and health standards
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Reorganizing
The HHS agency that funds state and local mental health and addiction services and oversees the 988 crisis line
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Reorganizing
The national public health agency: outbreak detection, immunization, disease surveillance, and the data behind them
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The agency that pays for health care for 160 million Americans and spends more than any other part of the government
The Department of Health and Human Services Reorganizing
The biggest budget in government: Medicare, Medicaid, the FDA, the CDC, the NIH, and the social services agencies
The Food and Drug Administration
The regulator of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, food, tobacco, and cosmetics, roughly a fifth of what Americans buy
The Food and Nutrition Service
The USDA agency behind SNAP, school meals, and WIC, which together feed more than one in eight Americans
The National Institutes of Health
The largest funder of medical research in the world: 27 institutes, 47 billion dollars, and 300,000 scientists on its grants
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The agency that writes and enforces workplace safety rules for 130 million workers with fewer than 2,000 inspectors
The Veterans Health Administration
The largest integrated health care system in the country: 170 hospitals, 1,100 clinics, and 9 million enrolled veterans
Agencies (10)
Consumer Product Safety Commission
The independent commission that sets safety standards and orders recalls for thousands of household consumer products
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Merged
The cabinet department created in 1953 for federal health, education, and social welfare programs, split in 1979 into the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education
Federal Advisory Committees
The roughly one thousand outside expert panels that advise federal agencies, governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act's rules on openness and balance
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
The independent tribunal that decides disputes over mine safety citations, penalties, and miners' discrimination complaints
Federal Security Agency Merged
The non-cabinet agency that gathered Social Security, public health, education, and food and drug programs from 1939 until it became the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1953
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The private, nonprofit institutions chartered by Congress to give the nation independent, expert advice on science, engineering, and health
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
The independent tribunal that decides employer challenges to workplace safety citations and penalties issued by OSHA
U.S. Access Board
The independent federal agency that writes accessibility standards for buildings, transportation, and technology under the ADA and related laws
U.S. Agency for International Development Merged
The federal agency that ran most U.S. foreign aid for more than six decades until the administration moved its remaining functions into the State Department in 2025
U.S. Bureau of Mines Dissolved
The Interior Department research agency, created after deadly mine disasters, that studied mine safety, mineral resources, and helium from 1910 until Congress closed it in 1996
Offices & Roles (1)
Surgeon General of the United States
The nation's leading spokesperson on public health, who issues reports and advisories and commands the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Processes (2)
Entitlement Programs
Federal programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid that pay benefits automatically to everyone who qualifies, making up the bulk of mandatory spending
Withdrawals from International Organizations (2025 to 2026)
How the United States left the World Health Organization, the Paris Agreement, and dozens of other international bodies in 2025 and 2026, and the legal debate over presidential withdrawal
Documents & Cases (1)
NFIB v. Sebelius (2012)
The Affordable Care Act case that upheld the individual mandate as a tax, rejected it under the Commerce Clause, and limited the Medicaid expansion
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