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Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers

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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U.S. Health Care Coverage and Spending

WebAn estimated 70 million individuals (21.2% of the U.S. population) received Medicaid or CHIP in 2022, and the programs accounted for $829 billion (19.5% of overall …

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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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The Market Structure of the Health Insurance Industry

WebThe Market Structure of the Health Insurance Industry Congressional Research Service Summary In March 2010, Congress passed a pair of measures designed to reform the …

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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, and Legal …

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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Medicaid’s Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)

WebTerritories Since July 1, 2011. District of Columbia For part of FY2020 (i.e., December 21, 2019, through September 30, 2020) and FY2021, the FMAP rates for the territories are …

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Hospital-Based Emergency Departments: Background and …

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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U.S. Proposals to Amend the International Health Regulations

Webhttps://crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 1, 2024 U.S. Proposals to Amend the International Health Regulations Background Since 1980, outbreaks of new and long …

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Health Benefits for Members of Congress and Designated …

WebThe federal government, as an employer, also offers health benefits to its employees and retirees.1 In general, federal employees receive health benefits through …

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Military Medical Care: Questions and Answers

WebMilitary Medical Care: Questions and Answers Congressional Research Service Summary The primary objective of the military health system, which includes the Defense …

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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 home …

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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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Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) Exclusion

WebInpatient Mental Health Services for Persons Aged 21 Through 64. Taking into consideration all the statutory exceptions, the IMD exclusion prevents the federal …

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding: FY1996-FY2024

WebNational Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding: FY1996-FY2024 Congressional Research Service 2 institutions around the country.4 About 10% of the agency’s budget …

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Global Economic Effects of COVID-19

WebGlobal Economic Effects of COVID-19 Updated November 10, 2021 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov R46270

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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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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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Balance Billing: Current Legal Landscape and Proposed …

WebCongressional Research Service 4 Two other proposals, No More Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2018 and End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 (which has been …

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