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Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Available Health Insurance Options

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CRS – Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP): Available Health Insurance Options – Annie L. Mach, Analyst in Health Care Financing, February 13, 2013

  • “FEHBP is generally available to employees, annuitants, and their dependents. Eligible individuals may elect coverage in an approved health benefits plan for either individual or family coverage. For the 2013 plan year, there are about 230 different plan choices, including all regionally available options. As a practical matter, an individual’s choice of plans is often limited to 10 to 15 different plans, depending on where the individual resides. While enrollees have a range of choices, they typically decide which options best match their needs, the amount of their wages they will contribute to health insurance, and how risk-averse they are to potential out-of-pocket costs.”

    • New GAO Reports – DHS Operations, Pipeline Permitting, GAO Mission, Unmanned Aircraft Systems

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    Department of Homeland Security – Progress Made and Work Remaining after Nearly 10 Years in Operation, GAO-13-370T, Feb 15, 2013 Pipeline Permitting – Interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas Permitting Processes Include Multiple Steps, and Time Frames Vary, GAO-13-221, Feb 15, 2013 GAO Mission and Operations – Summary of GAO’s Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year… Continue Reading

    Striking it Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States

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    Striking it Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States (Updated with 2011 estimates). Emmanuel Saez, January 23, 2013 “During the Great Recession, from 2007 to 2009, average real income per family declined dramatically by 17.4%,1 the largest two year drop since the Great Depression. Average real income for the top percentile fell… Continue Reading

    CRS – U.S. Manufacturing in International Perspective

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    U.S. Manufacturing in International Perspective – Marc Levinson, Section Research Manager, February 11, 2013 “The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has long been of great concern to Congress. The decline in manufacturing employment since the start of the 21st century has stimulated particular congressional interest. Members have introduced hundreds of bills intended to support… Continue Reading

    RAND Report – Critical Materials Present Danger to U.S. Manufacturing

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    Critical Materials – Present Danger to U.S. Manufacturing by Richard Silberglitt, James T. Bartis, Brian G. Chow, David L. An, Kyle Brady [“The research described in this report was prepared for the National Intelligence Council. The research was conducted within the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by… Continue Reading