%%CTRL + W%% # Overview > The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). > > HHS is administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The position is currently held by Xavier Becerra. > > The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the uniformed service of the PHS, is led by the Surgeon General who is responsible for addressing matters concerning public health as authorized by the secretary or by the assistant secretary for Health in addition to his or her primary mission of administering the Commissioned Corps. [^1] > HHS is the Cabinet-level department of the Federal executive branch most involved with the Nation's human concerns. In one way or another, it touches the lives of more Americans than any other Federal agency. It is a department of people serving people, from newborn infants to persons requiring health services to our most elderly citizens.[^2] ## Facts & Figures - **Headquarters:** The Hubert H. Humphrey Building[^3] - **Official Website:** <https://www.hhs.gov/> - **Significant Documents:** [Federal Register :: Document Search](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/search?conditions%5Bagencies%5D%5B%5D=health-and-human-services-department&conditions%5Bsignificant%5D=1&page=2&per_page=5) - **Recently Published Documents:** [Federal Register :: Document Search](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/search?conditions%5Bagencies%5D%5B%5D=health-and-human-services-department&page=2&per_page=10) - **US Government Accountability Office Page:** [U.S. GAO - Department of Health and Human Services](https://www.gao.gov/agencies/department-health-and-human-services) - **USASpending.gov:** [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | Spending Profile | USAspending](https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-health-and-human-services?fy=2023) <center><iframe src="https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-health-and-human-services?fy=2023" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height: 100%; width: 80%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;"></iframe></center> - **FY 2023 Summary:** $2.95 Trillion in budgetary resources; 22% of the FY 2023 US federal budget. ### Sub-Agencies - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - Aging Administration - [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Child Support Enforcement Office - Children and Families Administration - Family Assistance Office - Food and Drug Administration - Health Resources and Services Administration - Indian Health Service - Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department - National Institutes of Health - National Library of Medicine - Program Support Center - Public Health Service - Refugee Resettlement Office - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Health Care Finance Administration - Community Living Administration ### Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Sub-Component for FY 2023 | Sub-Component | FY23 Total Budgetary Resources | FY23 Obligations | |:---:|:---:|:---:| | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | $2,679,398,160,692.82 | $1,503,487,508,453.20 | | Administration for Children and Families | $87,033,183,127.59 | $56,979,120,996.25 | | National Institutes of Health | $61,524,865,905.45 | $28,503,872,560.23 | | Departmental Management | $38,402,073,929.42 | $12,390,617,872.44 | | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | $19,444,958,296.48 | $6,280,703,929.85 | | Indian Health Service | $18,069,910,889.07 | $7,968,611,392.03 | | Health Resources and Services Administration | $16,114,377,645.18 | $9,768,969,256.00 | | Substance Use And Mental Health Services Administration | $9,483,350,881.41 | $2,791,227,834.37 | | Food and Drug Administration | $9,245,273,532.10 | $4,635,317,916.30 | | Administration for Community Living | $2,753,841,072.70 | $2,141,410,638.86 | | Program Support Center |$2,765,921,396.49 | $1,289,536,467.73| | Office of the Inspector General | $549,171,022.60 | $302,510,967.01 | | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | $428,803,372.62 | $202,114,143.16 | %%Footer Starts Here%% ---  --- # Keep Digging %%Space%% ## Tags #Index/US-Government ### Footnotes & References [^1]: Overview of Department of Health And Human Services pulled from **[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Health_And_Human_Services)** on [[07-05-2023]]. [^2]: Source: [Federal Register :: Agencies - Health and Human Services Department](http://archive.today/XUVpG) [^3]: Source: [HHS Headquarters | HHS.gov](https://archive.is/QgR91)