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Congressional Research Service Reports

Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant: Overview and Issues for Congress
August 5, 2024
Sources of Federal Funding for Health Care Facilities: Frequently Asked Questions
June 03, 2024
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42): Medicaid and Medicare Provisions
May 24, 2024
No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Data Analysis for the First Half of 2023
May 02, 2024
Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-168): Expansion of Health Care Eligibility and Toxic Exposure Screenings
April 19, 2024
Illustrative Examples of Premium Tax Credit Variation Among Hypothetical Households
April 16, 2024
Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit and Cost-Sharing Reductions
February 14, 2024
The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (Division FF, Title I of P.L. 117-328, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023): Section-by-Section Summary
January 29, 2024
Prevention and Public Health Fund: In Brief
January 8, 2024
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Under the Inflation Reduction Act: Industry Responses and Potential Effects
December 8, 2023
Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments
November 20, 2023
Finding Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Payment System Rules: Schedules and Resources
June 28, 2023
State Laws Restricting or Prohibiting Abortion
June 16, 2023
Involuntary Civil Commitment: Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Protections
May 24, 2023
Medigap: Background and Statistics
May 12, 2023
Immigration Options and Professional Requirements for Foreign Health Care Workers
April 28, 2023
Closed, Converted, Merged, and New Hospitals with Medicare Rural Designations: January 2018-November 2022
April 26, 2023
Federal Support for Reproductive Health Services: Frequently Asked Questions
April 14, 2023
Overview of Health Insurance Exchanges
March 17, 2023
Federal Requirements on Private Health Insurance Plans
March 9, 2023
Mental Health Parity and Coverage in Private Health Insurance: Federal Requirements
February 1, 2023
The Strategic National Stockpile: Overview and Issues for Congress
January 25, 2023
Immigrants’ Access to Health Care
December 21, 2022
Income for the Population Aged 65 and Older: Evidence from the Health Retirement Study (HRS)
December 16, 2022
Global Health Engagement in the Department of Defense
December 6, 2022
Potential Enforcement of State Abortion Laws on Federal Property
October 24, 2022
Medicaid Coverage of Long-Term Services and Supports
September 15, 2022
Changes in Employment and Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Levels During the COVID-19 Pandemic
August 19, 2022
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): Congressional Action and Selected Policy Issues
August 12, 2022
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
August 8, 2022
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Funding Overview
August 5, 2022
Medicare Part B: Enrollment and Premiums
May 19, 2022
State and Federal Authority To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination
May 17, 2022
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on Health Care Employment and Vaccinations and Testing for Large Employers
March 24, 2022
Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs): Overview and Related History
March 7, 2022
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response
February 25, 2022
The Provider Relief Fund: Frequently Asked Questions
February 7, 2022
The National Health Service Corps
January 4, 2022
Health Policy: Resources for Congressional Staff
December 3, 2021
Military Medical Care: Frequently Asked Questions
October 25, 2021
Medicare: Insolvency Projections
October 25, 2021
COVID-19 Testing: Frequently Asked Questions
September 16, 2021
Health Insurance Continuation Coverage Under COBRA
August 13, 2021
Surprise Billing in Private Health Insurance: Overview of Federal Consumer Protections and Payment for Out-of-Network Services
July 26, 2021
Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-171) and Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-214)
July 19, 2021
Behavioral Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Overview and Issues for Congress
July 2, 2021
Federal Emergency and Major Disaster Declarations for the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 4, 2021
Scope of CDC Authority Under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA)
April 13, 2021
Medicare Hospital Payments: Adjusting for Variation in Geographic Area Wages
March 3, 2021
Medicaid: An Overview
February 22, 2021
Medicare Advantage (MA) Coverage of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Network Requirement Changes
January 11, 2021
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit
December 18, 2020
Legal Issues in COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Deployment
November 25, 2020
Tracking COVID-19: U.S. Public Health Surveillance and Data
November 2, 2020
U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: Process and Implications
October 21, 2020
Digital Contact Tracing and Data Protection Law
September 24, 2020
Medicaid's Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)
July 29, 2020
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Overview of the Agency and Major Programs
June 23, 2020
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions
May 5, 2020
Selected Health Provisions in Title III of the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136)
April 29, 2020
Health Care-Related Expiring Provisions of the 116th Congress, Second Session
April 28, 2020
Telehealth and Telemedicine: Frequently Asked Questions
March 12, 2020
Health Care for Veterans: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
March 4, 2020
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Maternal Health Programs
March 4, 2020
U.S. Bilateral International Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programs: Background and Selected Issues
February 6, 2020
Federal Spending on Benefits and Services for People with Low Income: FY2008-FY2018 Update
February 5, 2020
Medicare Trigger
February 4, 2020
The Community Health Center Fund: In Brief
May 13, 2019
The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Background & Congressional Issues
April 19, 2019
The Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions (ESRP)
January 9, 2019
State Innovation Waivers: Frequently Asked Questions
January 9, 2019
Comparison of the Bills to Extend State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Funding
November 3, 2017
Title X (Public Health Service Act) Family Planning Program
August 31, 2017
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) Transitional Reinsurance Program
August 23, 2017
Public Health Service Agencies: Overview & Funding (FY2016-FY2018)
August 16, 2017
The Individual Mandate for Health Insurance Coverage: In Brief
August 14, 2017
Medicare Financial Status: In Brief
August 9, 2017
Provisions of Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act of 2017 (ORRA)
July 24, 2017
Comparison of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) & the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA)
July 23, 2017
Prescription Drug Discount Coupons & Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) Implications for Public & Commercial Health Care Plans
June 15, 2017
Maternal & Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Background & Funding
June 14, 2017
H.R. 1628: The American Health Care Act (AHCA)
May 26, 2017
Federal Health Centers: An Overview
May 19, 2017
Use of the Annual Appropriations Process to Block Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (FY2011-FY2017)
May 11, 2017
Regulation of Clinical Tests: In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Devices, Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs), & Genetic Tests
April 11, 2017
Factors Related to the Use of Planned Parenthood Affiliated Health Centers (PPAHCs) & Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
April 5, 2017
Medicaid Financial Eligibility for Long-Term Services & Supports
March 7, 2017
Health Care-Related Expiring Provisions of the 115th Congress, First Session
February 22, 2017
Long-Term Care Services for Veterans
February 14, 2017
Discretionary Spending Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
February 8, 2017
Appropriations & Fund Transfers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
February 7, 2017
Legislative Actions in the 112th, 113th, and 114th Congresses to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act
February 7, 2017
The Excise Tax on High-Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Estimated Economic & Market Effects
January 12, 2017
Veterans Choice Program (VCP): Program Implementation
January 5, 2017
Eligibility and Determination of Health Insurance Premium Tax Credits and Cost-Sharing Subsidies: In Brief
November 16, 2016
Senate Medical Innovation Bills: Overview and Comparison with the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6)
May 17, 2016
Treatment of Noncitizens Under the Affordable Care Act
October 27, 2016
FDA Regulation of Medical Devices
September 14, 2016
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits (EHB)
July 6, 2016
Overview of Private Health Insurance Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
April 5, 2016
Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
February 10, 2016
Individual Mandate Under the ACA
May 13, 2015
Health Insurance: A Primer
January 8, 2015
TRICARE and VA Health Care: Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
February 11, 2014
Unemployment and the Availability of Health Insurance: Issues for Congress
April 10, 2012
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