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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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ASPE Issue Brief

ACA Exchange Enrollment in 2026

Key Points
ASPE Issue Brief

Regenerative Agriculture and Population Health

Regenerative agriculture can enhance food quality and reduce harmful exposures through improved soil biology, biodiversity, and ecosystem health, yielding downstream benefits for agriculture, food systems, and human 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.
ASPE Issue Brief

Accelerating Innovative and Effective Pediatric Health Care Delivery Systems: Interventions and Value-Based Care Models for Children with Chronic Health Conditions and Complex Needs

Children, youth, and families have unique health needs, which set the foundation for health across the life course; chronic conditions now affect nearly one in three U.S. children, with disproportionate prevalence in those enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
Report to Congress

Evaluation of the Impact of the No Surprises Act on Health Care Market Outcomes: Initial Post-Implementation Trends - Report Three

This third report extends trends in claims data in this series into 2022, the first year post-NSA implementation. In 2022, the prevalence of out-of-network bills declined 15 percent for emergency services and 11 percent for non-emergency services furnished at in-network facilities relative to 2021.
Report

Building the Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: The 2025 Annual Report and Infographic

In Fiscal Year 2025, OS-PCORTF projects and other OS-PCORTF initiatives collectively enhanced the data infrastructure available for patient-centered and comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) across national and HHS health objectives.