What is the mission of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps?

• A. To protect and advance the health and safety of our nation
• B. To regulate hospital accreditation nationwide
• C. To advance private health care delivery for profit
• D. To oversee all federal health insurance programs

Answer: (A)

Focusing on the purpose of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, its mission is to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of the Nation. This reflects the Corps’ role as a uniformed federal public health service that mobilizes to prevent disease, respond to health emergencies, and support population health across communities. The other options describe activities outside the Corps’ scope: regulating hospital accreditation is handled by accrediting bodies and federal regulators, pursuing private for-profit health care delivery isn’t a public health service goal, and overseeing federal health insurance programs is the responsibility of agencies like CMS, not the Commissioned Corps.