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Medicare Graduate Medical Education Payments: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-29 · Resources · 1,442 words · PDF available
Medicare makes a significant investment in medical residency training (or graduate medical education, GME). It paid an estimated $16.2 billion in FY2020, primarily to hospitals. The Government Account...
Farmer Mac and Its Board Members
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-29 · Resources · 1,111 words · PDF available
Overview The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) is a secondary market for agricultural mortgages. It purchases loans from originating lenders and provides other risk management too...
Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Introduction and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-29 · Reports · 13,287 words · PDF available
Geothermal power is a type of energy generation technology the United States can use to help meet its future energy needs. U.S. energy use is growing, end uses are changing, and the power grid is bein...
Religious Objections to Nondiscrimination Laws: Supreme Court October Term 2022
Congressional Research Service · 2022-09-29 · Posts · 3,506 words · PDF available
The Supreme Court has been presented recently with multiple appeals from religious institutions that object to laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. A baker who objects t...