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Private Health Insurance: State Oversight of Premium Rates and Changes in Response to Federal Rate Review Grants (open access)

Private Health Insurance: State Oversight of Premium Rates and Changes in Response to Federal Rate Review Grants

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses state oversight of health insurance premium rates in 2010 and changes that states that received Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rate review grants have begun making to enhance their oversight of premium rates. In 2009, about 173 million nonelderly Americans, about 65 percent of the U.S. population under the age of 65, had private health insurance coverage, either through individually purchased or employer-based private health plans. The cost of this health insurance coverage continues to rise. In a 2010 survey, over three-quarters of U.S. consumers with individually purchased private health plans reported health insurance premium increases. Of those reporting increases, the average premium increase was 20 percent. A separate survey found that premiums for employerbased coverage more than doubled from 2000 to 2010. Policymakers have raised questions about the extent to which these increases in health insurance premiums are justified and could adversely affect consumers. Oversight of the private health insurance industry is primarily the responsibility of individual states. This includes oversight of health insurance premium rates, which are actuarial estimates of the cost of providing coverage over a period of time to …
Date: August 2, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Health: Action Needed to Sustain Agencies' Collaboration on Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water (open access)

Environmental Health: Action Needed to Sustain Agencies' Collaboration on Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Drinking water in some metropolitan areas contains concentrations of pharmaceuticals, raising concerns about their potential impact on human health. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate contaminants, including pharmaceuticals, in public drinking water systems if they may adversely affect human health among other criteria. Pharmaceuticals may enter drinking water supplies from several pathways, including discharge from wastewater facilities. GAO was asked to provide information on the (1) extent to which pharmaceuticals occur in drinking water and their effects, if any, on human health; (2) U.S. and other countries' approaches to reducing their occurrence; and (3) challenges, if any, that EPA faces in determining whether to regulate pharmaceuticals. GAO reviewed federal and peer-reviewed reports, and surveyed a nonprobability sample of five U.S. programs designed to properly dispose of pharmaceuticals. We selected these programs based on geographic diversity and program characteristics. We also researched such programs in two countries, and interviewed scientists and agency officials."
Date: August 8, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Improve Response to Potential Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters Affecting Food and Agriculture (open access)

Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Improve Response to Potential Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters Affecting Food and Agriculture

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The President issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) -9 in 2004 to establish a national policy to defend the food and agriculture systems against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. HSPD-9 assigns various emergency response and recovery responsibilities to the Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security (DHS), and others. In addition, Emergency Support Function (ESF) -11 addresses the federal food and agriculture response during emergencies and is coordinated by USDA. GAO was asked to evaluate (1) the extent to which there is oversight of federal agencies' overall progress in implementing HSPD-9; (2) the steps USDA has taken to implement its HSPD-9 responsibilities for response and recovery and challenges, if any; and (3) the circumstances under which USDA has coordinated an ESF-11 response and challenges it faces, if any. GAO reviewed key documents; surveyed states; and interviewed agency, state, and industry officials."
Date: August 19, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan (open access)

A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan

Report assessing the carbon cycle and providing guidance for U.S. researchers. It includes background on the history and context of the carbon cycle and previous science plan as well as chapters describing relevant fundamental science questions, science plan goals, the plan elements, interdisciplinary and international collaboration and cooperation, implementation and funding of the plan, and references with supplementary appendix information.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Michalak, Anna M.; Jackson, Robert B.; Marland, Gregg & Sabine, Christopher L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Criticality and Transmission of Information in a Swarm of Cooperative Units (open access)

Criticality and Transmission of Information in a Swarm of Cooperative Units

Article discussing the criticality and transmission of information in a swarm of cooperative units.
Date: August 12, 2011
Creator: Vanni, Fabio; Lukovic, Mirko & Grigolini, Paolo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 314, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 314, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 2, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Nursing Facility Complaint Processing at the Department of Aging and Disability Services (open access)

An Audit Report on Nursing Facility Complaint Processing at the Department of Aging and Disability Services

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Aging and Disability Services has processes and controls to help ensure that it screens, investigates, and resolves complaints regarding nursing facilities in a timely manner and in compliance with applicable laws, polices, and procedures.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Survey of Fingerprint Collection Among State Agencies (open access)

A Survey of Fingerprint Collection Among State Agencies

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to surveying state entities regarding their collection of fingerprints, and to identifying any duplication of effort in state entities' collection of fingerprints.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 320, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 320, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 4, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 361, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 30, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 361, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 30, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 325, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 9, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 325, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 9, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 346, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 346, Ed. 1 Friday, August 19, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 19, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 344, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 344, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 18, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 358, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 358, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 26, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 337, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 16, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 337, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 16, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 332, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 332, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 11, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 313, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 313, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 2, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 356, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 356, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 25, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 349, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 349, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 23, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 2011 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 11, 2011
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 2011 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 4, 2011
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 2011 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 25, 2011
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 2011 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 18, 2011
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 322, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 322, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 5, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History