JAMA Forum

Making HHS Great to Advance Health in the US

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.2597

June 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses spending, recent cuts to funding and programs, and sweeping goals of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the subagencies it oversees.

Corresponding Author: Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205 (joshua.sharfstein@jhu.edu).

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