---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch6A/schVII/ptB"
level: "part"
label: "Part B"
heading: "Health Care Improvement Research"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch6A-schVII-ptB"
sections_count: 10
---

# Part B — Health Care Improvement Research

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 6A — Public Health Service › Subchapter VII — Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

## Sections

- [§299b. Health care outcome improvement research](/usc/42/299b.md)
- [§299b–1. Private-public partnerships to improve organization and delivery](/usc/42/299b-1.md)
- [§299b–2. Information on quality and cost of care](/usc/42/299b-2.md)
- [§299b–3. Information systems for health care improvement](/usc/42/299b-3.md)
- [§299b–4. Research supporting primary care and access in underserved areas](/usc/42/299b-4.md)
- [§299b–4a. Studies on preventive interventions in primary care for older Americans](/usc/42/299b-4a.md)
- [§299b–5. Health care practice and technology innovation](/usc/42/299b-5.md)
- [§299b–6. Coordination of Federal Government quality improvement efforts](/usc/42/299b-6.md)
- [§299b–7. Research on outcomes of health care items and services](/usc/42/299b-7.md)
- [§299b–8. Omitted](/usc/42/299b-8.md)