Health Care

By ewalmsley

  • National Health Service Corps

    National Health Service Corps
    The National Health Service Corps was created.
    Their mission: building healthy communities by connecting primary health care providers to areas of the United States with limited access to care.

  • Smallpox eradication

    Smallpox eradication
    Worldwide eradication of smallpox, led by the U.S. Public Health Service.

  • AIDS identification

    AIDS identification
    Identification of AIDS

  • National Organ Transplantation Act

    National Organ Transplantation Act
    1984
    National Organ Transplantation Act was signed into law.

  • McKinney Act

    McKinney Act
    The McKinney Act was passed to provide health care to the homeless.

  • Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research

    Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research
    The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (now the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) was created. Their misson: to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.

  • Human Genome Project

    Human Genome Project
    The Human Genome Project was established.

  • Vaccines for Children

    Vaccines for Children
    The Vaccines for Children Program was established, providing free immunizations to all children in low-income families.

  • Anthrax attack

    Anthrax attack
    HHS responds to the nation’s first bioterrorism attack -- delivery of anthrax through the mail.

  • Affordable Care Act

    Affordable Care Act
    The Affordable Care Act was signed into law, putting in place comprehensive U.S. health insurance reforms. This is the PPACA aiming at increasing the rate of health insurance coverage for Americans and reducing the overall costs of health care.