United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

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United States Cabinet position federal executive position

The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is the Cabinet-level official who leads the Department of Health and Human Services, overseeing national public health, welfare, and health policy programs.

Aliases (6)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position → federal executive position →
advises	President of the United States on health policy → President of the United States on public health → President of the United States on social services policy → President of the United States on welfare policy →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States →
departmentFormedFrom	Department of Health, Education, and Welfare →
hasAuthorityOver	Affordable Care Act implementation → Children's Health Insurance Program → Medicaid program → Medicare program →
heads	United States Department of Health and Human Services →
legalBasis	United States federal law →
memberOf	United States Cabinet →
oversees	health insurance programs → national health programs → national public health policy → public health emergency preparedness → public health emergency response → social services programs → welfare programs →
overseesAgency	Administration for Children and Families → Administration for Community Living → Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality → Centers for Disease Control and Prevention → Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services → Food and Drug Administration → Health Resources and Services Administration → Indian Health Service → National Institutes of Health → Office for Civil Rights of HHS → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response → Office of the Inspector General of HHS → Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration →
participatesIn	National Security Council when relevant to public health →
partOf	Cabinet of the United States →
predecessorOffice	United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare →
reportsTo	President of the United States →
residence	Washington, D.C. →
responsibleFor	implementation of federal health laws → implementation of social services laws → implementation of welfare laws →
scopeOfJurisdiction	United States federal government health and human services matters →
style	Madam Secretary → Mr. Secretary →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elliot Richardson ("United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Kathleen Sebelius → Nelson Rockefeller ("Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare") → Sylvia M. Burwell → Sylvia Mathews Burwell → Wilbur J. Cohen ("United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	positionHeld
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") → Surgeon General of the United States ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") →	reportsTo
National Cancer Institute director ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") → Office for Civil Rights (HHS) ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") →	subordinateTo
United States Secretary of Education ("Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare") → United States Secretary of Health and Human Services ("United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	predecessorOffice
11-400 ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") → NFIB v. Sebelius ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") →	respondentOffice
Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") →	administeredBy
Mr. Secretary →	appliesToOffice
Madam Secretary ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") →	appliesToPosition
Controlled Substances Act ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") →	consults
King v. Burwell ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") →	defendantOffice
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
United States Department of Health and Human Services →	employerOf
Public Health Service Act ("Secretary of Health and Human Services") →	grantsPowerTo
California v. Texas ("Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.") →	hasParty
Office for Civil Rights (HHS) ("Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services") →	partOf
United States Department of Health and Human Services →	position
Madam Secretary →	usedForOffice