KFF January 21, 2025
Rakesh Singh

With President Trump now in office, his cabinet nominees continue to testify at congressional hearings as part of the nomination process. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the nominee to be the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and his nomination hearings will spotlight a range of HHS activities but may not touch on the full scope of the department’s responsibilities. To better understand HHS’s impact on the health care system and the American people’s coverage, public health, safety, and well-being, what follows is an overview of the activities of the department.

Overview of HHS

The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was established in 1953 and evolved into the Department of Health and Human Services in...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, HHS, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Provider
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