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Congressional Research Service Anticipates PPA Changes to Result in Reduced Lump-Sum Distribution Amounts After 2007
Deloitte via BenefitsLink.com 
Dec. 18, 2007
Excerpt: Congressional Research Service ('CRS'), which provides policy and legal analysis to the House and Senate, summarized key changes under the Pension Protection Act ('PPA') which are scheduled to become effective in 2008 and which will impact the value of lump sum distributions from defined benefit pension plans.
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Congressional Research Service Report: Income of Americans Aged 65 and Older, 1968 to 2008
Congressional Research Reports for the People
Nov. 9, 2009
Excerpt: This CRS report presents data collected by the Census Bureau in the Current Population Survey from 1969 through 2009 about the employment status and the sources and amounts of income received by people aged 65 and older. The report focuses on the sources and amounts of income received by individuals aged 65 and older and by households in which either the household head or the household head's spouse (if present) was 65 or older in the year of the survey.
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CRS Report: Description of Health Benefits for Members of Congress and Designated Congressional Staff (PDF)
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
June 30, 2015
12 pages. "[B]eginning January 1, 2014, Members and designated congressional staff are no longer able to purchase FEHB plans as active employees; however, if they enroll in a health plan offered through a small business health options program (SHOP) exchange, they remain eligible for an employer contribution toward coverage ... This report summarizes the provisions of the final rule and describes how it affects current and retired Members and congressional staff. OPM has indicated that Members and congressional staff are still eligible for other health benefits related to federal employment, and these additional health benefits are outlined in this report." [Report R43194, Jun. 17, 2015]
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CRS Report: Health Benefits for Members of Congress and Certain Congressional Staff (PDF)
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Dec. 13, 2013
"Under the final rule [issued by OPM], beginning January 1, 2014, Members and designated congressional staff will no longer be able to purchase FEHBP plans as active employees; however, if they enroll in a health plan offered through a small business health options program (SHOP) exchange, they will remain eligible for an employer contribution toward coverage.... This report summarizes the provisions of the final rule and describes how it affects current and retired Members and congressional staff." [Editor's note: the report is dated November 4, 2013; it was first released online on December 13, 2013, along with a second report which describes the FEHBP.]
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CRS Report: House of Representatives v. Burwell and the Congressional Standing to Sue (PDF)
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Sept. 14, 2016
24 pages. "This report begins by examining areas in which the courts have provided relatively definitive analysis regarding congressional standing.... The report then describes and analyzes the district court's ruling on standing in Burwell, in which the court determined that the House had suffered an injury sufficient to establish standing on one of its two claims. Finally, it addresses unresolved questions raised by the reasoning developed in Burwell and how it may be applied in future cases." [Report R44450, Sept. 12, 2016]
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CRS Insight: Internal Revenue Service Standard Mileage Rates
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Feb. 18, 2024
"The [IRS] provides standard mileage rates as optional methods for taxpayers to substantiate their transportation expenses. This Insight reviews how the standard mileage rates are set, who uses them, and a history of the rates." [IN12320 Feb. 16, 2024]
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CRS in Focus: Funding of Postal Retiree Health Benefits in the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
May 19, 2022
"Since FY2007, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has experienced annual net losses averaging $6.2 billion due in large part to retiree health prefunding payments that were required under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PL 109-435). The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 [PSRA] (PL 117-108) repeals those prefunding payments and eliminates USPS's defaulted payments from its financial balance sheet. Additionally, the PSRA's changes to postal health benefits are expected to reduce USPS's share of premiums for its employees and retirees by $5.711 billion over 10 years." [IN11931, May 19, 2022]
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CRS Insight: Funding of Postal Retiree Health Benefits in the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Feb. 13, 2022
"The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 [PL 109-435] required USPS to make annual payments into the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefit Fund (RHBF) for 10 years (from FY2007 to FY2016). This Insight provides information on the status of these payments and describes changes to the RHBF that the USPS Fairness Act (Section 102 of Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, HR 3076) would make." [IN11855 Feb. 11, 2022]
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CRS Report: Applicability of Federal Requirements to Selected Health Coverage Arrangements (PDF)
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Nov. 13, 2019
29 pages. "[N]ot all private health coverage arrangements comply with [federal requirements, including] 'exempted health coverage arrangements' and 'noncompliant health coverage arrangements' ... This report identifies and describes arrangements within these two categories. It is intended to help congressional policymakers better understand the scope of such arrangements available to individuals in the United States and to provide information about the limits of the application of federal health insurance requirements." [R46003 Nov. 13, 2019; also published by the Congressional Research Service: An Overview]
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CRS Report: Contractors and HealthCare.gov: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Feb. 2, 2014
"Given HealthCare.gov's problematic debut, questions have arisen about how CMS selected vendors to work on HealthCare.gov, and the terms of the vendors' contractual relationships with the government.... The questions in this report are those that happen to have been frequently asked of the Congressional Research Service by congressional staffers."
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CRS Insight: Proposed Changes to USPS Health Benefits in the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Feb. 13, 2022
"The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 [HR 3076] ... includes reforms intended to reduce USPS's future retiree health liability by requiring eligible postal retirees to enroll in Medicare Part B and by providing retiree drug coverage through Medicare Part D." [IN11856 Feb. 11, 2022
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CRS Report: Employment and Retirement Trends of Older Workers (PDF)
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Oct. 22, 2002
25 pages. "The Congressional Research Service has issued its annual update of the CRS Report titled 'Older Workers: Employment and Retirement Trends.' This report describes the changes in the age-profile of the labor force that will occur as the baby boom generation reaches retirement age. It summarizes the historical trends in the labor force participation rates of older Americans and analyzes recent data on receipt of private pension benefits and Social Security." [Report RL30629, updated Sept. 7, 2006]
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CRS Legal Sidebar: Preventive Services Access on the Docket in Braidwood v. Becerra
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Sept. 13, 2023
"In September 2022, a Texas district court dismissed most of the plaintiffs' constitutional claims, but concluded in part that covered services based on certain U.S. Preventive Service Task Force recommendations were invalid.... This Legal Sidebar provides background on the preventive services requirement, examines the Braidwood case, and discusses legal considerations for Congress." [Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Becerra, No. 20-0283 (N.D. Tex. Sep. 7, 2022; on appeal to 5th Cir. No. 23-10326)] [LSB11040 Sep. 12, 2023]
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CRS Report: Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
July 25, 2023
19 pages. "Congressional pensions, like those of other federal employees, are financed through a combination of employee and employer contributions.... Members of Congress are eligible for a pension at the age of 62 if they have completed at least 5 years of service. Members are eligible for a pension at age 50 if they have completed 20 years of service, or at any age after completing 25 years of service. The amount of the pension depends on length of service (as measured in months) and the average of the highest three years of salary." [RL30631 updated Jul. 25, 2023]
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CRS Report on Pensions and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): Investment Issues
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Apr. 3, 2024
40 pages. "This report provides an overview of pension investment issues across state and local pensions, federal pensions (with a focus on TSP), private sector pension plans, and IRAs. For each of these types of pensions or retirement accounts, this report explains relevant federal authorities (if any), relevant federal oversight (if any), and administrative issues.... This report also identifies and synthesizes key pension investment issues for Congress, many of which have received regulatory and congressional responses or have involved legislative activity in the 118th Congress." [R47996 Apr. 3, 2024]
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CRS Report on Federal Employees' Retirement System: Summary of Recent Trends
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Dec. 12, 2023
20 pages. "This report describes recent trends in the characteristics of annuitants and current employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) as well as the financial status of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF)." [98-972 updated Dec. 12, 2023]
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CRS in Focus: Regulating Reproductive Health Services After Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Dec. 8, 2022
"This In Focus reviews the Court's Dobbs decision, discusses Congress's authority to regulate reproductive health services, and examines the regulation of medication abortion, which represents a sizable portion of all abortions in the United States." [IF12269 Dec. 8, 2022]
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CRS Report on Surprise Billing in Private Health Insurance: Overview of Federal Consumer Protections and Payment for Out-of-Network Services
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
July 27, 2021
50 pages. "This report provides an overview of private health insurance billing and describes federal requirements related to surprise billing. Table A-1 summarizes all deadlines and deliverables required in the No Surprises Act. Appendix B summarizes additional provisions of the No Surprises Act not explicitly summarized or referenced elsewhere in the report. Table C-1 summarizes the applicability of federal surprise billing requirements to different surprise billing situations." [R46856, Jul. 26, 2021]
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CRS Report on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Under the Inflation Reduction Act: Industry Responses and Potential Effects (PDF)
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Dec. 10, 2023
"This report provides information related to several topics of recent congressional interest with respect to the implementation of the IRA, including litigation surrounding the Program; concerns about its impact on future drug innovation, research, and development; and questions about its interaction with patents and other federal marketing protections for pharmaceuticals." [R47872 Dec. 8, 2023]
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CRS Insight: The Change Healthcare Cyberattack and Response Considerations for Policymakers (PDF)
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
Mar. 13, 2024
"Arguably, the incident itself is not remarkable as ransomware attacks are common. The entity that was targeted, and its effect on the broader ecosystem, however, is notable. This incident highlights the healthcare system's interconnected nature and nationwide reach, and the broader impact of the disruption on economic activity." [IN12330 updated Mar. 14, 2024]
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