Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services

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

The current Secretary of Health and Human Services is Kathleen E. Walsh, who was appointed by governor Maura Healey in 2023.^[3]

Agencies

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

^ "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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External links

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

[1] "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.

[auto-2] "Executive Office of Health and Human Services". Mass.gov.

[3] "AHA board member Kate Walsh named HHS secretary for Massachusetts". American Hospital Association. American Hospital Association. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

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