Building on a previously funded OS-PCORTF initiative, this project piloted a new maternal mental health use case for the Longitudinal Maternal & Child Health Information for Research Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR) Implementation Guide.
Office of Health Policy (HP)
The Office of Health Policy (HP) provides a cross-cutting perspective that bridges Departmental programs, state, local, and private sector activities, and the research community, in order to develop, analyze, coordinate and inform leadership on health policy issues for the Secretary. HP carries out this mission by conducting policy and economic and budget analyses, assisting in the development and review of regulations, budgets, legislation, and survey design efforts, as well as conducting and coordinating research, evaluation, and information dissemination on issues relating to health policy.
HP is organized in four divisions that align with major Department programs:
Division of Health Care Financing Policy (HFP)
Division of Public Health Services (PHS)
Division of Health Care Quality and Outcomes (HQO)
Division of Health Care Access and Coverage (HAC)
Health Policy Research:
- Reports to Congress
- Research & Issue Briefs
- HP Authored or Sponsored Work Published in Journals
Other Helpful Information:
Topic Areas:
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Data
- Evaluation
- Health & Health Care
- Health Indicators
- Health Care Coverage and Access
- Health Policy
- Healthcare Reform
- Healthcare Safety Net
- HIV & AIDS
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF)
- Prescription Drugs & Other Medical Products
- Public Health
- Uninsured & Underinsured
Contact Us: ASPEHealthPolicy@hhs.gov
Reports
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The U.S. Age-Adjusted Death Rate Reached a Record Low in 2025: What Drove the Decline?
KEY POINTSCDC reported a provisional 2025 age-adjusted death rate of 689.2 deaths per 100,000 population, the lowest ever reported death rate and 4.6% below the final 2024 rate of 722.1 deaths per 100,000 population.CDC notes that the published 2024
ASPE Issue Brief
Financing Medicaid Through Provider Taxes on Hospitals: Spillover Effects on Employment-Based Coverage Premiums
KEY POINTSThe average state provider tax law, which typically taxed a hospital up to 3.5 percent of net patient revenue, resulted in an increase in ESI premiums of 1.5-1.7 percent, plus any spillover effect on interstate markets for provider resources.
ASPE Data Point
Health and Economic Benefits Associated with Increased Kidney Transplantation Following the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative in 2019
KEY POINTSAnnual growth in the number of kidney transplants began to accelerate in 2019.
Strategic Plan
Kidney Care National Plan
The Kidney Care National Plan highlights the continued commitment of HHS to advance kidney care and identifies opportunities for policy reform and improvement across the Department’s efforts. The relative lack of innovation in kidney care is the structural outcome of anti-competitive and burdensome actions that have maintained the national crisis of kidney disease and kidney failure.
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Evidence-Based Measures for Chronic Disease Outcomes: A Review of Available Measures for Emergent HIV Therapies
Executive SummaryBackground. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) supports intradepartmental efforts to build data capacity for patient-centered outcomes research and to improve evidence generation for healthcare decision-making.
Report
Evidence-Based Measures for Chronic Disease Outcomes: A Review of Available Measures for Emergent Sickle Cell Disease Therapies
Executive SummaryBackground. The United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) supports intradepartmental efforts to build data capacity for patient-centered outcomes research and to improve evidence generation for healthcare decisionmaking.
ASPE Issue Brief
Research Does Not Identify an Optimal Teacher-Child Ratio That Improves Child Outcomes, Though More Stringent Ratios May Increase Per Child Spending
KEY POINTSChild care and early childhood education licensing regulations are set by states and identify minimum standards that programs must meet to be licensed to operate.When covered by both federal rules and state licensing systems, Head Start programs are require
ASPE Issue Brief, Report
Aligning Initiatives to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States
KEY POINTSThe Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) provides critical services to low-income peo