More importantly, the US national government has the authority to raise taxes and appropriate funds for the purpose of the general welfare of the population, including health care.[52] Responsibility for administering the health care insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid and the recently enacted State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is entrusted to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) of the federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Plus important, le gouvernement national a le pouvoir de lever des impôts et de dépenser pour le bien-être général de la population, y compris pour les soins de santé[52]. La responsabilité d’administrer les programmes d’assurance-santé Medicare et Medicaid et le récent State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) incombe à l’Administration du financement des soins de santé du ministère de la Santé et des Services humanitaires.
