President of the United States (through the Secretary of Health and Human Services)

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The President of the United States is the head of state and government who holds ultimate executive authority over federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office ⓘ
executive authority ⓘ
federal government role ⓘ
appointmentRequires advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
canDeclare public health emergency under federal law ⓘ
canVeto health-related bills passed by Congress ⓘ
coordinatesWith state and local governments on health policy ⓘ
delegates public health emergency authorities to the Secretary of Health and Human Services ⓘ
directs federal response to bioterrorism threats ⓘ
federal response to pandemics ⓘ
ensures execution of federal health laws ⓘ
exercisesAuthorityOver United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
exercisesAuthorityThrough Secretary of Health and Human Services ⓘ
guides national strategy for biomedical research funding ⓘ
national strategy for health equity and disparities reduction ⓘ
national strategy for mental health and substance use policy ⓘ
hasConstitutionalBasis Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ
hasPowerToAppoint Secretary of Health and Human Services ⓘ
influences regulation of food safety ⓘ
regulation of health insurance markets ⓘ
regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices ⓘ
regulation of tobacco products ⓘ
issues executive orders affecting health and human services policy ⓘ
mayCreate health-related task forces and advisory councils ⓘ
oversees Affordable Care Act implementation ⓘ
Children’s Health Insurance Program administration ⓘ
Medicaid administration ⓘ
Medicare administration ⓘ
federal health care programs ⓘ
federal public health policy ⓘ
national health security policy ⓘ
public health emergency response ⓘ
overseesAgency Administration for Children and Families ⓘ
Administration for Community Living ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ⓘ
participatesIn World Health Organization–related policy through HHS ⓘ
proposes federal health budget for HHS ⓘ
represents United States in international health agreements ⓘ
sets national health policy priorities ⓘ
worksWith Congress on health legislation ⓘ

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Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services → reportsTo → President of the United States (through the Secretary of Health and Human Services) ⓘ