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As secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sylvia Burwell has the health of the nation in her hands.
- Copyright The Nation’s Health, American Public Health Association
Leading a mission for equitable, affordable access to health in US: Q&A with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell
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- More than 16 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage through the ACA. Where are the greatest successes?
- Many Americans have gained insurance recently because their states have expanded Medicaid coverage. What is HHS doing to reach states that have not expanded coverage?
- How can we engage more people and make them aware of their health coverage options?
- There is a growing awareness of inequity in the United States and how it affects health. How can this be addressed?
- You have been a proponent of initiatives that improve the health of U.S. children, such as Head Start, which you benefited from as a child growing up in West Virginia. What are your priorities as HHS secretary to boost the health of the nation’s kids?
- You’ve been both president of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Development Program and director of the Office of Management and Budget. How do your previous posts drive your work as HHS secretary?
- APHA has the goal of creating the healthiest nation in one generation. Looking to the future, when Americans look back on your term as an HHS secretary, what do you hope they will say you did to help reach that goal?