To ensure the safety and efficacy of medical products.

To regulate the prices of healthcare services.

To provide healthcare services to the public.

To conduct research on new medical treatments.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

To determine the safety and efficacy of a new drug.

To compare a new drug to an existing drug.

To study the long-term effects of a new drug.

To determine the appropriate dosage of a new drug.

To ensure that medical devices are safe and effective.

To set standards for the design and manufacture of medical devices.

To inspect medical device manufacturers.

All of the above.

To encourage the development of drugs for rare diseases.

To provide financial incentives to pharmaceutical companies.

To streamline the drug approval process for rare diseases.

All of the above.

To prevent and control infectious diseases.

To promote healthy living and prevent chronic diseases.

To conduct research on public health issues.

All of the above.

To provide health insurance to low-income individuals and families.

To provide health insurance to people with disabilities.

To provide health insurance to people over the age of 65.

All of the above.

To conduct and support medical research.

To provide funding for medical research.

To set standards for medical research.

All of the above.

To protect the privacy of health information.

To ensure the security of health information.

To standardize the electronic exchange of health information.

All of the above.

To conduct and support research on healthcare quality.

To develop and disseminate guidelines for healthcare quality.

To provide funding for healthcare quality improvement initiatives.

All of the above.

To accredit healthcare organizations.

To set standards for healthcare organizations.

To provide education and training for healthcare professionals.

All of the above.

To represent the interests of physicians.

To develop ethical guidelines for physicians.

To provide continuing medical education for physicians.

All of the above.

To represent the interests of nurses.

To develop ethical guidelines for nurses.

To provide continuing education for nurses.

All of the above.

To represent the interests of hospitals.

To develop ethical guidelines for hospitals.

To provide continuing education for hospital administrators.

All of the above.

To license pharmacists.

To set standards for pharmacy practice.

To provide continuing education for pharmacists.

All of the above.