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Board on Health Care Services

The work of the Board on Health Care Services (HCS), within the Health and Medicine Division, is helping to shape the direction of health care in the United States and abroad. The Board considers the entire health care system in order to ensure the best possible care for all patients. Its activities pertain to organization, financing, effectiveness, workforce, and delivery of health care.

The Board places special emphasis on quality, costs, and accessibility of care and in 1996 launched a concerted effort to assess and improve the nation's quality of care.

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New Report Provides Road Map for Policy Changes to Transform Child Health Care and Meet the Challenges of the Youth Health Crisis

News Release

Sep 19, 2024

New Report Recommends CMS, HHS Make Changes to Increase Participation of Mental Health and Substance Use Care Providers in Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace Health Insurance Plans

News Release

Aug 8, 2024

Significant Lack of Data and Research on Chronic Conditions Affecting Women Is Hindering Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention; Report Calls for Enhanced NIH Research Effort

News Release

Jul 10, 2024

Little Progress Has Been Made in Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps in U.S. Health Care; Federal Government Should Act to Fix Structural Inequities

News Release

Jun 26, 2024

Report Urges Immediate and Longer-Term Actions to Improve Quality of Health Care and Support Services for People with ALS, Speed Development of Therapies

News Release

Jun 18, 2024

New Report Reviews Evidence on Long COVID Diagnosis, Risk, Symptoms, and Functional Impact for Patients

News Release

Jun 5, 2024

U.S. Health Care Systems Should Classify Care for Intimate Partner Violence — Including Reproductive Care, Forensic Exams — As Essential

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Jan 11, 2024

The Future of Pediatric Subspecialty Physicians — New Report

Media Advisory

Sep 7, 2023

FAA Should Improve Substance Misuse Programs and Data Collection for Pilot and Flight Attendant Health and Safety, Says New Report

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Jun 27, 2023

U.S. Should Scale and Spread Whole Health Care Through VA and HHS Leadership, Create Federal Center for Whole Health Innovation, Says New Report

News Release

Feb 15, 2023

Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade Could Worsen Reproductive Health in U.S., Exacerbate Health Inequities

Statement

Jun 24, 2022

Wide-Ranging Systemic Changes Needed to Transform Nursing Homes to Meet Needs of Residents, Families, and Staff

News Release

Apr 6, 2022

New Report Recommends Changes to U.S. Organ Transplant System to Improve Fairness and Equity, Reduce Nonuse of Donated Organs, and Improve the System’s Overall Performance

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Feb 25, 2022

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New Report Provides Road Map for Policy Changes to Transform Child Health Care and Meet the Challenges of the Youth Health Crisis

New Report Recommends CMS, HHS Make Changes to Increase Participation of Mental Health and Substance Use Care Providers in Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace Health Insurance Plans

Significant Lack of Data and Research on Chronic Conditions Affecting Women Is Hindering Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention; Report Calls for Enhanced NIH Research Effort

Little Progress Has Been Made in Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps in U.S. Health Care; Federal Government Should Act to Fix Structural Inequities

Report Urges Immediate and Longer-Term Actions to Improve Quality of Health Care and Support Services for People with ALS, Speed Development of Therapies

New Report Reviews Evidence on Long COVID Diagnosis, Risk, Symptoms, and Functional Impact for Patients

U.S. Health Care Systems Should Classify Care for Intimate Partner Violence — Including Reproductive Care, Forensic Exams — As Essential

The Future of Pediatric Subspecialty Physicians — New Report

FAA Should Improve Substance Misuse Programs and Data Collection for Pilot and Flight Attendant Health and Safety, Says New Report

U.S. Should Scale and Spread Whole Health Care Through VA and HHS Leadership, Create Federal Center for Whole Health Innovation, Says New Report

Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade Could Worsen Reproductive Health in U.S., Exacerbate Health Inequities

Wide-Ranging Systemic Changes Needed to Transform Nursing Homes to Meet Needs of Residents, Families, and Staff

New Report Recommends Changes to U.S. Organ Transplant System to Improve Fairness and Equity, Reduce Nonuse of Donated Organs, and Improve the System’s Overall Performance

Patients as ‘First Responders’ — What COVID-19 Teaches Us About Timely Diagnosis

Traumatic Brain Injury Categories Should Be Updated and Personalized to Better Guide Patient Care, Says New Report

Promoting Health Equity in Cancer Care — ‘It’s Time to Declare Disparities Intolerable’

How Six Health System Leaders Are Addressing Clinician Burnout During COVID-19 and Beyond

NASA Should Update Astronaut Radiation Exposure Limits, Improve Communication of Cancer Risks

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New Report Provides Road Map for Policy Changes to Transform Child Health Care and Meet the Challenges of the Youth Health Crisis

New Report Recommends CMS, HHS Make Changes to Increase Participation of Mental Health and Substance Use Care Providers in Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace Health Insurance Plans

Significant Lack of Data and Research on Chronic Conditions Affecting Women Is Hindering Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention; Report Calls for Enhanced NIH Research Effort

Little Progress Has Been Made in Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps in U.S. Health Care; Federal Government Should Act to Fix Structural Inequities

Report Urges Immediate and Longer-Term Actions to Improve Quality of Health Care and Support Services for People with ALS, Speed Development of Therapies

New Report Reviews Evidence on Long COVID Diagnosis, Risk, Symptoms, and Functional Impact for Patients

U.S. Health Care Systems Should Classify Care for Intimate Partner Violence — Including Reproductive Care, Forensic Exams — As Essential

The Future of Pediatric Subspecialty Physicians — New Report

FAA Should Improve Substance Misuse Programs and Data Collection for Pilot and Flight Attendant Health and Safety, Says New Report

U.S. Should Scale and Spread Whole Health Care Through VA and HHS Leadership, Create Federal Center for Whole Health Innovation, Says New Report

Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade Could Worsen Reproductive Health in U.S., Exacerbate Health Inequities

Wide-Ranging Systemic Changes Needed to Transform Nursing Homes to Meet Needs of Residents, Families, and Staff

New Report Recommends Changes to U.S. Organ Transplant System to Improve Fairness and Equity, Reduce Nonuse of Donated Organs, and Improve the System’s Overall Performance

Patients as ‘First Responders’ — What COVID-19 Teaches Us About Timely Diagnosis

Traumatic Brain Injury Categories Should Be Updated and Personalized to Better Guide Patient Care, Says New Report

Promoting Health Equity in Cancer Care — ‘It’s Time to Declare Disparities Intolerable’

How Six Health System Leaders Are Addressing Clinician Burnout During COVID-19 and Beyond

NASA Should Update Astronaut Radiation Exposure Limits, Improve Communication of Cancer Risks