The Roles of Congressional Legislative Committees to Health Policy

PBH 300 Week 6
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Health policy is the decisions, strategies, and actions taken to achieve various health goals. A health policy can define how the future should look like, inform people on health matters and outline health priorities. Legislative support is vital to achieving this, and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Senate Committee best support health policy.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), which was initiated in 1869, has jurisdiction over the U.S. healthcare, education, employment, retirement policies, and welfare of the public (U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, 2021). The committee’s jurisdiction on health covers various aspects such as regulating drugs and food in the country through the Food and Drug Administration. Through the FDA, the nation observes policies that protect citizens by ensuring they only access safe, efficient, and secure drugs (U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, 2021).
The Committee also covers research and control of diseases through the CDC and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Through these two, the government can ...