Behind the Budget: Dr. Julian Harris, OMB Associate Director for Health

"Behind the Budget" is a series of posts featuring audio stories from staffers from across the Office of Management and Budget, discussing aspects of the budget process that most Americans don't get to see.

In some ways, it's always budget season for the OMB health policy team: At any point in the year, they're likely to be either developing, negotiating, or implementing two or three fiscal year budgets at a time. This year's budget in particular includes a range of proposals, from those that make efficient improvements to health care acess and quality, to those with broader public health implications. That means, for instance, programs that invest in preparedness and disease prevention, efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance, and the NIH-lead effort to accelerate advances in the field of precision medicine.

Meet Dr. Julian Harris, OMB Associate Director for Health.

"Even though OMB is a part of the Executive Office of the President, the majority of the staff at the agency are career civil servants who have worked tirelessly and skillfully to help presidents of both parties deliver on their commitments to the American people."

The President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget will be released on Monday, February 2. You should also check out:

• Listen to Behind the Budget: The Education Program Examiners
• Take a look at our enhanced State of the Union Address to see the President lay out many of the budget's key investments.