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CBO’s Analysis of the Effects of Proposals to Limit Costs Related to Medical Malpractice (“Tort Reform”), October 9, 2009 Letter to Senator Orrin G. Hatch: “This letter responds to your request for an updated analysis of the effects of proposals to limit costs related to medical malpractice (tort reform). Tort reform could affect costs for …
News release: “Focused on identifying opportunities to improve, The Commonwealth Fund’s State Scorecard on Health System Performance assesses states performance on health care relative to achievable benchmarks for 38 indicators of access, quality, costs, and health outcomes. The 2009 State Scorecard paints a picture of health care systems under stress, with deteriorating health insurance coverage …
Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2007: “Presents the first findings about nonfatal violent and property crime experienced by persons with disabilities, based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The report includes data on nonfatal violent victimization (rape/sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) and property crime (burglary, motor vehicle theft, theft) against persons with …
“A newly issued study provides a comprehensive source of data and analysis on space activities and their cumulative impact on the security of outer space. Space Security 2009 has been jointly released by Project Ploughshares and Secure World Foundation on behalf of the Space Security Index, an international research consortium. This is the sixth annual …
News release: “The worlds largest economies took the biggest hit in the World Economic Forums second annual Financial Development Report released today. Global financial centres still lead in the reports Index, but the effects of financial instability have pulled down their scores compared to last year. The United Kingdom, buoyed by the relative strength of …
Government Executive: The 1,500-page fiscal 2010 Defense authorization bill approved by a congressional conference committee on Wednesday will have major repercussions for contractors and the government’s acquisition workforce. Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the legislation “supports the [Pentagon’s] plan to increase the size of the civilian acquisition workforce; …
Follow up to previous posting on atrazine – Weed Killer in Local Drinking Water, this EPA announcement: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching this year a comprehensive new evaluation of the pesticide atrazine to determine its effects on humans. At the end of this process, the agency will decide whether to revise its current …
“This animated map provides a striking visual of employment trends over the last business cycle using net change in jobs from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on a rolling 12-month basis…By animating the data, the map highlights a number of concurrent trends leading up to the nations present economic crisis. The graphic highlights the …
The Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet: An Update, October 8, 2009 [Note – there is a 7 screen Flash slide show embedded at the end of this document]: “To fight a recession, the standard prescription for a central bank is to lower its target short-term interest rate, thereby easing financial conditions and supporting economic growth. In …
Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn At the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy, Washington, D.C. October 9, 2009 “The first two volumes of the Handbook of Monetary Economics were published in 1990. It is fitting that the Federal Reserve Board should hold a conference showcasing the chapters of the third volume of …
ACLU: “The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the USA PATRIOT Act Extension Act of 2009 [October 9, 2009], a bill which falls far short of restoring the necessary civil liberties protections lacking in the original Patriot Act. The bill, passed by the committee after two sessions of debate, makes only minor changes to the disastrous Patriot …
Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared For Delivery Consumer Financial Protection Event, October 9, 2009: “The new Consumer Financial Protection Agency that I’ve asked Congress to create will have just one mission: to look out for the financial interests of ordinary Americans. It will be charged with setting clear rules of the road …
