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Consumer-Driven Health Care: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for Employees and Employers? by Song G. Yi, Bureau of Labor Statistics, October 25, 2010 “Some employers are considering the switch to consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) in order to reduce the cost of providing health insurance benefits to their employees. Because CDHPs generally have …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the October edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard. The latest housing figures show continued signs of stabilization in house prices and high home affordability due in part to record low interest rates. The housing …
News release: “As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 10 U.S. adults has diabetes now. The prevalence is expected to rise sharply over the next 40 years due to an …
Pay Equity Legislation, Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney, Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, September 20, 2010 “The term pay equity originates from the fact that women as a group are paid less than men. In recent years, for example, women with a strong commitment to the workforce earned about 77 to 80 cents for every …
Poverty in the United States: 2009 – Thomas Gabe, Specialist in Social Policy, September 20, 2010 “In 2009, 43.6 million people were counted as poor in the United Statesan increase of 3.7 million persons from 2010, and the largest number of persons counted as poor in the measures 50-year recorded history. The poverty rate, or …
News release: “The number of fatal crashes involving 16- and 17-year old drivers dropped by more than a third between 2004 and 2008, but this doesn’t mean that parents and teens should be satisfied with the progress, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Crashes still remain the leading cause …
NOAA Arctic Report Card Update for 2010 – Return to previous Arctic conditions is unlikely: “Record temperatures across Canadian Arctic and Greenland, a reduced summer sea ice cover, record snow cover decreases and links to some Northern Hemisphere weather support this conclusion.” Related postings on climate change
News release: “A new Web site developed by the United States Botanic Garden and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin brings homeowners comprehensive, accessible advice on creating nature-friendly, sustainable landscapes at home, no matter where they live. The new site at Landscape for Life provides a layman’s explanation …
Identity Theft Trends, Patterns, and Typologies Reported in Suspicious Activity Reports Filed by Depository Institutions January 1, 2003 December 31, 2009, released October 2010 by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network “Reports of identity theft have been increasing for more than a decade…Identity theft was the sixth most frequently reported characterization of suspicious activity within …
Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via the Times-Picayune – Massive stretches of weathered oil spotted in Gulf of Mexico: “Just three days after the U.S. Coast Guard admiral in charge of the BP oil spill cleanup declared little recoverable surface oil remained in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana fishers …
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment, September 2010 In September, 23 states and the District of Columbia registered over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 11 states recorded increases, and 16 states had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 34 states and increased in 16 states and the District of Columbia.” Related postings on financial system
“This document is the premier statement of US Air Force basic doctrine. It has been prepared under the direction of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF). It establishes general doctrinal guidance for the application of air and space forces in operations across the full range of military operations, from nuclear or conventional …
