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An Introduction to Health Insurance: What Should a …

WEBThis report provides an overview of private-sector (as opposed to government-provided) health insurance. It serves as an introduction to health insurance from the point of view …

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Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative …

WEBSummary. The health care reform debate raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and quality of health care. Underlying these …

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Health Care Reform: An Introduction

WEBHealth care reform is a major issue in the 111th Congress, driven by growing concern about millions of people without insurance coverage, continual increases in cost and spending, …

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ACA: A Brief Overview of the Law, Implementation, …

WEBOverview of Health Reform Law. The primary goal of ACA is to increase access to affordable health insurance for the millions of Americans without coverage and make …

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Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the …

WEBPrivate Health Insurance Market Reforms in the ACA. Congressional Research Service 1. he Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, …

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Federal Funding for Health Insurance Exchanges

WEBUnder the ACA, each exchange is expected to be self-sustaining beginning January 1, 2015. The law authorizes exchanges to generate funding to sustain their operations, …

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Prevalence of Mental Illness in the United States: …

WEBThe NSDUH is an annual survey of approximately 68,000 adults and adolescents aged 12 years or older in the United States. According to the 2016 NSDUH, …

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Introduction to U.S. Economy: The Business Cycle and …

WEBReal gross domestic product (GDP)—total economic output adjusted for inflation—is the broadest measure of economic activity. The economy’s movement …

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Hospital-Based Emergency Departments: Background …

WEBOpen 24 hours a day, EDs provide emergency care, urgent care, primary care, and behavioral health care services in communities where these services are unavailable or …

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Who Pays for Long-Term Services and Supports

WEBIn 2013, about 28.5% of LTSS expenditures were paid by private sources. Within private sources of funding, out-of-pocket spending was the largest component (over one-half of …

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Medicare Home Health Benefit Primer: Benefit Basics and Issues

WEBBetween 2001 and 2010, total Medicare home health expenditures (Parts A and B) increased at an average annual rate of 9.6%.59 Over the same time period, Part A …

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Federal Efforts to Address the Mental Health of First …

WEBCongress may also consider the types of mental health interventions for first responders when supporting or establishing these types of programs. Mental health …

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The ACA Prevention and Public Health Fund: In Brief

WEBSection 4002 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended) established the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF, or “the Fund”) and funded it with a …

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Who Is a 'Veteran'

WEBSummary. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a broad range of benefits to U.S. Armed Forces veterans and certain members of their families. Among these …

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Updated March 17, 2005

WEBCRS-2 1 See, for example, Institute of Medicine (IOM), The Future of the Public Health in the 21 st Century, The National Academies, Nov. 2002 (Hereafter cited as IOM Report), …

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Congressional Research Service Reports

WEBCongressional Research Service Reports on General National Security Topics CRS Defense Primers. The Army's Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF), CRS In Focus, updated …

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The Higher Education Act (HEA): A Primer

WEBThe Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended), authorizes a broad array of federal student aid programs that assist students and their …

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July 20, 2022 An Overview of Medical Debt Collection, Credit …

WEBhttps://crsreports.congress.gov July 20, 2022 An Overview of Medical Debt Collection, Credit Reporting, and Related Policy Issues Medical debt collection practices raise many …

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Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes …

WEBEnvironmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by EPA Congressional Research Service Summary With congressional approval, the Nixon Administration …

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