Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is a Cabinet level agency under the Governor of Massachusetts. EOHHS is the largest secretariat in Massachusetts, and is responsible for the Medicaid program, child welfare, public health, disabilities, veterans’ affairs, and elder affairs. In total, EOHHS oversees 11 state agencies and the MassHealth Program.[1]
The agency is under the supervision and control of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is appointed by the Governor.[2]
Leadership
[edit]The current Secretary of Health and Human Services is Kathleen E. Walsh, who was appointed by governor Maura Healey in 2023.[3]
Agencies
[edit]- Department of Children & Families
- Department of Developmental Services
- Department of Elder Affairs
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Transitional Assistance
- Department of Veterans' Services
- Department of Youth Services
- Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
- Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
- MassHealth
- Office of Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights[4][5]
- Office of Human Resources[6]
- Office for Refugees & Immigrants
- Soldiers' Home in Chelsea
- Soldiers' Home in Holyoke
References
[edit]- ^ "Executive Office of Health and Human Services". Mass.gov.
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services is comprised of 11 agencies and the MassHealth program.
- ^ "Executive Office of Health and Human Services". Mass.gov.
- ^ "AHA board member Kate Walsh named HHS secretary for Massachusetts". American Hospital Association. American Hospital Association. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ [3] [dead link]
External links
[edit]- Executive Office of Health and Human Services
- Executive Office of Health and Human Services, hdl:2452/36225 – via State Library of Massachusetts electronic repository. (Various documents).
- Cabinet fillings
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