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H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, May 2010 – Additional Information on the Potential Discretionary Costs of Implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, May 11, 2010 – Additional information about potential effects on discretionary spending, letter to the Honorable Jerry Lewis See …
News release: “Employers initiated 1,564 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2010 that resulted in the separation of 221,150 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both events and separations decreased by record amounts from the same period a …
Defense Infrastructure: Opportunities Exist to Improve the Navy’s Basing Decision Process and DOD Oversight, GAO-10-482, May 11, 2010 Financial Services Industry: Overall Trends in Management-Level Diversity and Diversity Initiatives, 1993-2008, GAO-10-736T, May 12, 2010 Iran Sanctions: Firms Reported to Have Commercial Activity in the Iranian Energy Sector and U.S. Government Contracts, GAO-10-721T, May 12, 2010 …
Annual Energy Outlook 2010 with Projections to 2035 May 11, 2010: “The Annual Energy Outlook presents projections and analysis of US energy supply, demand, and prices through 2035. The projections are based on results from the Energy Information Administration’s National Energy Modeling System and includes the Reference case with additional cases examining alternative energy …
The Impact of the Recession on Employment-Based Health Coverage, May 4, 2010, Employee Benefit Research Institute “This Issue Brief examines changes in health coverage among workers during the recession that started in December 2007. Data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation are used to examine health coverage prior to the recession, and as …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched a program designed to educate health care providers about their role in ensuring that prescription drug advertising and promotion is truthful, and not misleading. The Bad Ad Program is an FDA-sponsored educational outreach effort administered by the agencys Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications …
Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, JulyDecember 2009, by Stephen J. Blumberg, Ph.D., and Julian V. Luke, Division of Health Interview Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics “Preliminary results from the July-December 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless telephones …
Total Individual Account Retirement Plan Assets, by Demographics, 2007, With Market Adjustments to March 2010. Employee Benefit Research Institute, May 6, 2010 “Workers participation in a retirement plan, either through an employment-based arrangement or individually, is a crucial factor in accumulating sufficient resources to pay for expenses in retirement. This article examines the distribution of …
White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity: Report to the President – Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation – “In February, First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let’s Move! campaign to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. As part of this effort, President Barack Obama established the Task Force on …
President Obama: “I am pleased to transmit the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy, a blueprint for reducing illicit drug use and its harmful consequences in America. I am committed to restoring balance in our efforts to combat the drug problems that plague our communities. While I remain steadfast in my commitment to continue our strong …
News release: “Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler announced the formation of a joint committee that will address emerging regulatory issues. The establishment of the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues was one of the 20 recommendations included in the agencies’ harmonization report issued …
Elena Kagan Nominated to the Supreme Court: “On April 9, 2010 Justice John Paul Stevens announced that he would retire after nearly 35 years on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court. President Obama announced the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace Stevens on May 10, 2010. This is President Obama’s second nomination …
