[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12097-12098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6358]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority

    Part A (Office of the Secretary), Chapter AE (Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (OASPE)), of the 
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority for 
the Department of Health and Human Services (most

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recently amended at 58 FR 247 on May 8, 1996) is amended as follows:
    I. Chapter AE, paragraph C. within ``The Office of Health Policy,'' 
and paragraph 3, ``Division of Health Delivery Systems.''
    3. The Division of Health Delivery Systems is responsible for 
policy coordination, longrange planning, formulating budget and 
legislation, economic analysis, program analysis, review of 
regulations, evaluation and information dissemination related to health 
services, and organization and delivery policy. Topics include consumer 
issues such as quality and consumer protections; private insurance; 
health care organization and financial issues. Functions include 
analyzing trends in the private health care sector; studying the 
interactions of the private and public health care sectors in terms of 
cost effectiveness, service levels and effects on consumers; analyzing 
alternative legislative and regulatory proposals; preparing short-term 
policy analyses and evaluations of existing and potential policies and 
programs particularly those that cut across the Department's program 
areas. The Division also coordinates work and plays a liaison role 
across the Department and with other Departments (including Treasury, 
Justice and Labor).

    Dated: March 5, 1998.
John J. Callahan,
Assistant Secretary for Management & Budget.
[FR Doc. 98-6358 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]
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