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Healthcare Agency Synopsis
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Healthcare Agency Synopsis
Healthcare regulation is a significant component of today’s healthcare industry and one of the key areas that Congress must address. Understanding the current healthcare system is critical for hospitals to improve the services and make changes; regulation ensures that the public’s healthcare services and products are safe, effective, and affordable. Regulation is also required to ensure that healthcare insurance is equitable, transparent, and available to all (Iacobucci, 2019). Federal and state governments regulate healthcare and healthcare insurance in the United States. The federal government establishes standards that all health insurance companies must meet, such as the requirement to cover pre-existing conditions; state governments can then create more specific regulations to ensure that the federal standards are met.
Furthermore, the Affordable Care Act established a slew of regulations, such as the requirement that individuals maintain health insurance or face a penalty (Béland et al., 2019). As a result, specific regulatory agencies regulate public health and the various systems used by healthcare facilities across the United States. These may include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a national public health agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CDC is a federal agency with regulatory authority across the United States (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, 2022). The agency’s primary role is to protect public health and safety by preventing and controlling the spread of disease, injury, and disability (Choi et al., 2020). It achieves this mission through various activities, including conducting research, providing guidance and technical assistance, responding to public health emergencies, and developing and implementing policies and programs that promote healthy behaviors and environments.
Consequently, the CDC has a broad scope of regulatory authority, covering many public health issues, including infectious disease control, chronic disease prevention, environmental health, injury prevention, occupational safety and health, and health promotion (CDC, n.d). The agency works with various partners, including state and local health departments, healthcare providers, academic institutions, and private organizations, to implement public health policies and programs. Also, its regulatory authority is established throu
