Departmental leaders are among the most qualified public servants in the Federal Government. They are dedicated to ensuring the guidance and management necessary to support the health and well-being of the nation. Learn more about the Department's leadership:

Secretary

Xavier Becerra is the 25th Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Meet our Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Andrea Palm is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Meet our Deputy Secretary

Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)

Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources, and Executive Director for Staffing, Recruitment and Operations Center

General Counsel (OGC)

Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA)

Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)

Director, Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA)

Director for Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR)

Inspector General (OIG)

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer

Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)

Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Human Services Policy

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Chief of Staff

U.S. Surgeon General

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs

Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs (OGA)

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital

Chair, Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)

National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living (ACL)

Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Acting Assistant Secretary Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget advances the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) mission to promote Americans’ health and well-being. HHS proposes $144.3 billion in discretionary and $1.7 trillion in mandatory proposed budget authority for FY 2024.

This budget addresses urgent challenges our country is facing today—including a growing behavioral health crisis, need to prepare for future public health threats, and large arrival of unaccompanied children and refugees.

The budget also works to secure a healthier, more vibrant future for all Americans by investing in expanded coverage and access to care; addressing the needs of those most at risk, including Indian country, children, families, and seniors; growing our health workforce; and advancing science to improve health.

And to support HHS’s mission, the budget invests in cross-cutting needs for enhanced program operations and mission-critical infrastructure.

Read the full FY 2024 Budget in Brief - PDF

Every four years, HHS updates its Strategic Plan, which describes its work to address complex, multifaceted, and evolving health and human services issues. An agency strategic plan is one of three main elements required by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (P.L. 103-62) and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-352). An agency strategic plan defines its mission, goals, and the means by which it will measure its progress in addressing specific national problems over a four-year period.

For the period FY 2022 - 2026, HHS is publishing its Strategic Plan as a Web document, which will be updated periodically to reflect the Department’s strategies, actions, and progress toward its goals. The Web version of the Strategic Plan, rather than focusing on a static set of performance measures, provides priorities, accomplishments, and next steps that are tracked and updated frequently, reinforcing the Strategic Plan’s function as a living, vital document that serves a genuine management purpose.

• Message from the Secretary
• Introduction
• Overview
• Strategic Goal 1: Protect and Strengthen Equitable Access to High Quality and Affordable Healthcare
• Strategic Goal 2: Safeguard and Improve National and Global Health Conditions and Outcomes
• Strategic Goal 3: Strengthen Social Well-Being, Equity, and Economic Resilience
• Strategic Goal 4: Restore Trust and Accelerate Advancements in Science and Research for All
• Strategic Goal 5: Advance Strategic Management to Build Trust, Transparency, and Accountability
• Appendix Plan: Updates

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