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- 1From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated February 6, 2023 In 2021, the United States had an estimated population of 327 million individuals. Most of those individuals had private health insurance or were covered under a federal program (such as...
- 2From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsThe American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2) addresses a number of issues that were before Congress related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief and economic stimulus. The ARPA was enacted through the...
- 3From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated October 12, 2022 Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that finances the delivery of medical services for low-income individuals. The territories (i.e., American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern...
- 4From:AEI Paper & StudiesMedicare beneficiaries frequently select suboptimal Medicare Advantage plan products or elect traditional fee-for-service Medicare due to choice paralysis, cognitive impairments, and consumer health insurance illiteracy....
- 5From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsMedicare is a federal insurance program that pays for covered health care services of most individuals aged 65 and older and certain disabled persons. In calendar year 2022, the program is expected to cover about 65...
- 6From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsFebruary 11, 2022 The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA; H.R. 3076) includes a number of provisions that would alter the authority and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the Postal Regulatory...
- 7From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsIn rare situations, Medicare Part A providers (e.g., acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and other inpatient care facilities) and Part B suppliers (e.g., physicians, nonphysician practitioners, durable...
- 8From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsMedicare paid $112 billion for inpatient services at short-term, acute-care hospitals in 2018. Of the approximately 4,700 such hospitals in 2018, 3,220 were paid under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system...
- 9From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsPurpose and Scope No single source for Medicare enrollment statistics exists. This report describes various sources that present different breakdowns of Medicare enrollment data, including by coverage type (Part A,...
- 10From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsFebruary 19, 2021 A U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign is underway. For this effort, all vaccines and some supplies for their administration to patients have been purchased by the federal government, with...
- 11From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsFebruary 2, 2023 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is a committee of nonfederal experts who make recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the use of vaccines...
- 12From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsMedicaid is a means-tested entitlement program that finances the delivery of primary and acute medical services as well as long-term services and supports (LTSS) to an estimated 85 million people at a cost to states and...
- 13From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsThis report describes selected health care-related provisions that are scheduled to expire during the second session of the 116th Congress (i.e., during calendar year [CY] 2020). For purposes of this report, expiring...
- 14From:AEI Paper & StudiesIntroduction On September 28, 2022, President Joe Biden is convening the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, where he will reveal a national strategy to end hunger and reduce diet-related disease....
- 15From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsUpdated March 20, 2020 Long-term services and supports (LTSS) refers to a broad range of health and health-related services and other types of assistance that are needed by individuals over an extended period of time....
- 16From:AEI Paper & StudiesKey Points * In the post-Roe v. Wade world, state governments will revise laws and regulations about abortion access. All states, whether their elected officials favor abortion access or decide to restrict access to...
- 17From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsFederal support for reproductive health services--preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services related to reproductive systems, functions, and processes--is administered in different ways, largely because federal...
- 18From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsOn June 25, 2022, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA; P.L. 117-159) was signed into law. In addition to provisions addressing firearms, education, and Medicaid, the act included appropriations for several...
- 19From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsBlock grants provide state and local governments funding to assist them in addressing broad purposes, such as community development, social services, public health, or law enforcement, and generally provide them more...
- 20From:AEI Paper & StudiesMost right-of-center criticism of Medicaid comprises a mix of the following: The program's spending incentives stimulate demand while restricting supply. They encourage state officials to maximize their capture of...