HHS FY 2020 Budget in Brief
The Secretary Presents the FY 2020 Budget
The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget makes thoughtful and strategic investments to protect the health and well-being of the American people, while addressing the opioid crisis, promoting patient-centered healthcare, strengthening services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, encouraging innovation in America’s healthcare future, addressing high drug prices, reforming the Department’s regulations, and generally focusing resources toward proven and effective initiatives.
Putting America’s Health First
The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.
The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget supports HHS’s mission by prioritizing key investments that work towards fulfilling the Administration’s commitments to improve American health care, address the opioid crisis, lower the cost of drugs, and streamline federal programs. The Budget reforms the Department’s programs to better serve and safeguard the American people, while prioritizing key investments within them.
The Budget proposes $87.1 billion in discretionary budget authority and $1.2 trillion in mandatory funding for HHS. It reflects HHS’s commitment to making the federal government more efficient and effective by focusing spending in areas with the highest impact.
Read the full FY2020 Budget in Brief
Budget Justifications to Congress
NOTE: IT Resource Statement:
HHS certifies that the HHS Chief Information Officer (CIO) has reviewed and had input in approving information technology (IT) Investments included in the below budget request documents. Furthermore, both the HHS Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and HHS CIO have had a role in reviewing planned IT support for major programs and significant increases and decreases in IT resources as reflected in this budget. Additionally, with respect to Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) implementation, the Agency has developed and implemented its plan to ensure that all common baseline FITARA responsibilities are in place. Finally, HHS confirms that all HHS components are utilizing incremental development practices as appropriate across their IT investment portfolio.
Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (Consolidated):
- General Departmental Management
- Office of Inspector General
- Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund
Operating Divisions Budget Requests:
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Indian Health Service (IHS)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
HHS Operating Plans
Office of the Secretary
- General Departmental Management (GDM)
- Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
- Office of Inspector General (OIG)
- Medicare Hearings and Appeals (MHA)
- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
- Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF)
Operating Divisions
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Administration for Community Living (ACL)
- Administration for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - HCFAC
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
