Overview
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is the largest secretariat in state government, with 11 agencies, over 23,000 employees, and over $33 billion in projected FY26 spending. It is responsible for the health, resilience, and independence of people across Massachusetts. It directly serves 1 in every 3 Massachusetts residents and touches every community in the state through public health programming. The Healey-Driscoll Administration’s FY26 House 1 budget proposal recommends funding EOHHS at $33.303 billion, a $2.829 billion (9%) increase from the FY25 GAA, including MassHealth.