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Medicare Contracting Reform: CMS's Plan Has Gaps and Its Anticipated Savings Are Uncertain

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) significantly reformed contracting for the administration of claims for Part A, Medicare's hospital insurance, and Part B, which covers outpatient services such as physicians' care. The MMA required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)--the agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that a… more
Date: August 17, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental Liabilities: EPA Should Do More to Ensure That Liable Parties Meet Their Cleanup Obligations

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The burden of cleaning up Superfund and other hazardous waste sites is increasingly shifting to taxpayers, particularly since businesses handling hazardous substances are no longer taxed under Superfund and the backlog of sites needing cleanup is growing. While key environmental laws rely on the "polluter pays" principle, the extent to which liable parties cease operations or restructure--such as throug… more
Date: August 17, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mutual Fund Industry: SEC's Revised Examination Approach Offers Potential Benefits, but Significant Oversight Challenges Remain

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "As the frontline regulator of mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plays a key role in protecting the nearly half of all U.S. households owning mutual funds, valued around $8 trillion in 2005. Mutual fund abuses raised questions about the integrity of the industry and quality of oversight provided by SEC and self-regulatory organizations (SRO) that regulate broker-dealers selling f… more
Date: August 17, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Community Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/10/2005 to Chairman Principi from BM Kauder Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret)

Description: Community Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/10/2005 to Chairman Principi from BM Kauder Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret) supporting the NSB New London. Appendix 1 is a table showing how the existing synergistic network at Groton will be affected by moving NSMRL to WRAMC or other locations. Appendix 2 is a table that provides rough estimates of the one–time and steady-state costs of moves to these locations.
Date: August 17, 2005
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Executive Correspondence – Resolution No. 9 dtd 06/13/2005 by the Township of Robinson, PA

Description: Executive Correspondence – Resolution No. 9 dtd 06/13/2005 by the Township of Robinson, PA supporting the efforts of the regional coalition to retain military base facilities in Allegheny County, and further, calling on the DOD and the BRAC Commission to keep the 911th Airlift Wing, 99th Regional Readiness Center and the 171st Air Refueling Wing open and operating.
Date: August 17, 2005
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 8/9/2005 to Commissioners Newton and Skinner, Ms Wasleski, and Mr Carroll from John Nauseef

Description: Coalition Correspondence – Letter dtd 8/9/2005 to Commissioners Newton and Skinner, Ms Wasleski, and Mr Carroll from John Nauseef, President of the Dayton Development Coalition, thanking them for visiting AFIT at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH
Date: August 17, 2005
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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BRAC Early Bird 15 August 2005

Description: Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
Date: August 17, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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BRAC Early Bird 11 August 2005

Description: Collection of BRAC related news articles and clippings. Produced for Commission staff review.
Date: August 17, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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