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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

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Contact Us: ASPEHealthPolicy@hhs.gov

Reports

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Harnessing the Value of Electronic Health Record Data for Research

The United States (U.S.) faces urgent health challenges, including poor maternal and childhood health outcomes, childhood obesity, opioid use disorder, cancer, and chronic conditions, which require personalized care tailored to each patient’s unique circumstances.
ASPE Issue Brief

The Changing Insulin Affordability Landscape: Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs and Expanded Access Pathways

KEY POINTS
Database, Dataset, Report

Building infrastructure and evidence for COVID-19 related research, using integrated data from NCHS Data Linkage Program

The overall goal of the project is to expand the utility of National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) linked data resources to support patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) through the development of publicly available synthetic linked data files.
ASPE Issue Brief

ACA Exchange Enrollment in 2026

ASPE Issue Brief

Regenerative Agriculture and Population Health

ASPE Issue Brief

Measuring the Pull-Side Innovation Burden for Pharmaceutical Drugs by OECD Country

ASPE Issue Brief

Determinants of Rural Hospital Closures or Conversions in the United States

Report

Creating Effective Medicaid Data Linkages for Health Outcomes Research

Patients, clinicians, decision makers, and other stakeholders depend on robust, evidence-based information to make informed health care decisions. Linking Medicaid data to other sources enables a deeper understanding of how Medicaid services and interventions influence health outcomes.
ASPE Issue Brief, Visualization

The State of Rural Hospitals in the U.S, 2012-2023

ASPE’s Office of Health Policy has developed an Issue Brief modeling the key determinants of rural hospital closure or conversion as well as an interactive Rural Hospital Dashboard to highlight key characteristics and trends among rural hospitals.
Report

Advancing an Operational Definition of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for Use in Research

Background. Accurately estimating the prevalence of intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in the United States remains a challenge, with reported rates varying widely (3%-17%) based on the definitions and data sources used.