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HHS OIG – Early Assessment Finds CMS Faces Obstacles in Overseeing the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. Daniel R. Levinson Inspector General November 2012 “This study is an early assessment of CMSs oversight of the Medicare electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, for which CMS estimates it will pay $6.6 billion in incentive payments between 2011 …
Combating Nuclear Smuggling – Megaports Initiative Faces Funding and Sustainability Challenges, GAO-13-37, Oct 31, 2012 Electricity – Significant Changes Are Expected in Coal-Fueled Generation, but Coal is Likely to Remain a Key Fuel Source, GAO-13-72, Oct 29, 2012 Health Care Fraud – Types of Providers Involved in Medicare Cases, and CMS Efforts to Reduce Fraud, …
The changing world of libraries, Lee Rainie, November 28, 2012. “Nine takeaways for librarians: E-reading is taking off because e-reading gadgets are taking off The gadget doesnt make the reader, but it may change the reader E-book readers are reading omnivores (and probably influencers) E-book readers are not platform snobs AND they like different platforms …
CBO: “The unemployment insurance (UI) system is a partnership between the federal government and state governments that provides a temporary weekly benefit to qualified workers who lose their job and are seeking work. The amount of that benefit is based in part on a workers past earnings. CBO estimates that UI benefits totaled $94 billion …
“The combined costs of housing and transportation in the nations largest 25 metro areas have swelled by 44 percent since 2000 while incomes have failed to keep pace, according to a new report from the Center for Housing Policythe research affiliate of the National Housing Conferenceand the Center for Neighborhood Technology. The report, Losing Ground: …
Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions By Federal Reserve District, November 2012 “Economic activity expanded at a measured pace in recent weeks, according to reports from contacts in the twelve Federal Reserve Districts. Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco grew at a modest pace, while St. Louis and Minneapolis indicated …
CNN: “Tobacco companies have been ordered by a federal judge to publicly admit, through advertisements and package warnings, that they deceived American consumers for decades about the dangers of smoking. Federal Judge Gladys Kessler issued her ruling [U.S. v. Philip Morris (99-cv-2496)] Tuesday in one of the last legal steps settling liability in the long-running …
Via EPIC: “NASA has announced that the theft of an unencrypted laptop has compromised the personal information of a “large number” of NASA employees and contractors. A similar theft earlier this year exposed the data of thousands of Kennedy Space Center employees. The federal agency said that by the end of the year all NASA …
Gamble, Keith Jacks, Boyle, Patricia, Yu, Lei and Bennett, David, Aging, Financial Literacy, and Fraud (October 22, 2012). Available at SSRN. “We use a unique dataset to examine the financial literacy of older Americans and its importance for their financial decision making. The aging of the population and the shift to individual retirement accounts make …
“Although a majority of Americans believes higher education remains critical to the nations competitiveness and the best way for individuals to achieve the American Dream, 83 percent say that higher education must innovate for the United States to maintain its global leadership, according to a new Northeastern University survey. The national opinion poll, conducted for …
“In its latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that in the third quarter, non-real estate household debt jumped 2.3 percent to $2.7 trillion. The increase was due to a boost in student loans ($42 billion), auto loans ($18 billion) and credit card balances ($2 billion). …
NOAA: “There are over 1,700 marine protected areas (MPAs) in the United States established by federal, state, and territorial governments. These areas cover 34 percent of U.S. marine waters and vary widely in their purpose, legal authorities, managing agencies, and level of protection. Although MPAs are found in every region of the United States, the …
