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Paving the Way for Value-Based Health Care Arrangements: Proposed Rules
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-16 · Posts · 1,985 words · PDF available
Last fall, as part of a broader effort to improve health care payment and delivery in the United States, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two proposed rules to promote val...
Uranium Reserve Program Proposal: Policy Implications
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-16 · Resources · 1,716 words · PDF available
DOE Budget Proposal The President’s FY2021 budget request for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear Energy includes $150 million for the purchase and development of a Uranium Reserve (U...
CARES Act Elementary and Secondary Education Provisions
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-16 · Resources · 1,724 words · PDF available
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) was signed into law. The law includes several provisions that apply to elementary and secondary educati...
Stock Buybacks and Company Executives’ Profits
Congressional Research Service · 2020-04-16 · Resources · 1,640 words · PDF available
A stock buyback occurs when a publicly traded firm repurchases some of its shares from investors with excess cash or borrowed funds. In recent years, the annual aggregate value of such repurchases has...