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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Care
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-30 · Reports · 12,016 words · PDF available
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care settings has grown over time in part due to recent increases in health care data availability and innovations in big data analytical methods. AI ...
FY2025 NDAA: Military Basic Pay Reform Proposal
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-30 · Posts · 1,076 words · PDF available
In 2023, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) established a Quality of Life (QOL) Panel to develop legislative proposals in support of military servicemembers and their families. The Panel’s effo...
The Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA): A Legal Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-30 · Reports · 17,307 words · PDF available
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (WPA or the Act) protects most federal civil service employees who disclose government illegality, waste, and corruption from adverse personnel actions. The WP...
Defense Primer: Military Pay Raise
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-30 · Resources · 1,018 words · PDF available
The phrase “military pay raise,” frequently used in discussions of military compensation, almost always refers to the annual increase in basic pay for members of the uniformed services. By law, basic ...
Farm Bill Primer: Rural Broadband Provisions
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-30 · Resources · 1,541 words · PDF available
Since 2002, Congress has included provisions addressing rural broadband (i.e., high-speed internet access) in the rural development title of farm bills and in Agriculture appropriations acts. The Agri...
Resources for Financial Market Data
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-30 · Reports · 5,573 words · PDF available
The U.S. financial system contains large and active markets for stocks, bonds, and commodities, as well as digital assets (e.g., cryptocurrencies) and other financial instruments. This report describe...
Defense Primer: U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-30 · Resources · 1,695 words · PDF available
Ballistic missiles fielded by China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia could threaten the U.S. homeland, U.S. forces abroad, and U.S. allies and partners. These missiles constitute one subset of the diver...
Presidential Funerals and Burials: Selected Resources
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-30 · Reports · 2,233 words · PDF available
This fact sheet provides resources on presidential funerals and burials in the United States. It contains a brief overview of past practices and selected online resources related to official and cerem...
Medicaid Provider Taxes
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-30 · Reports · 6,475 words · PDF available
States are able to use revenues from health care provider taxes to help finance the state share of Medicaid expenditures. Federal statute and regulations define a provider tax as a health care-related...