HHS Announces Transformation to Make America Healthy Again Washington, D C — March 27, 2025 — Today, the U S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a dramatic restructuring in accordance with President Trump's Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative ”
What is the Affordable Care Act? - HHS. gov The “Affordable Care Act” (ACA) is the name for the comprehensive health care reform law (passed in 2010) and its amendments The law addresses health insurance coverage, health care costs, and preventive care The law was enacted in two parts: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010
Title IX Education Amendments | HHS. gov Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance
HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule | HHS. gov HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Regulation The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on February 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology
HIPAA and Reproductive Health | HHS. gov Per a court order, HHS is required to restore this website as of [February 11, 2025 at 11:59 p m] Any information on this page promoting gender ideology is extremely inaccurate and disconnected from the immutable biological reality that there are two sexes, male and female
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Anniversary | HHS. gov The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010 The ACA has led to millions of Americans gaining health coverage without lifetime limits, and protections are in place for people with preexisting conditions
Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule | HHS. gov The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, was enacted on August 21, 1996 Sections 261 through 264 of HIPAA require the Secretary of HHS to publicize standards for the electronic exchange, privacy and security of health information
101-What are civil rights - HHS. gov Civil rights are personal rights guaranteed and protected by the U S Constitution and federal laws enacted by Congress, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Civil rights include protection from unlawful discrimination
HIPAA for Professionals | HHS. gov HHS enacted a final Omnibus rule that implements a number of provisions of the HITECH Act to strengthen the privacy and security protections for health information established under HIPAA, finalizing the Breach Notification Rule View the Combined Regulation Text (as of March 2013) This is an unofficial version that presents all the HIPAA
About the ACA | HHS. gov The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010 The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people