Enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025 unless Congress enacts legislation to extend them.
December 31, 2025
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temporal
Temporary increases to ACA subsidies require congressional action to continue beyond their scheduled expiration.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), often called Obamacare, includes premium tax credits (subsidies) that lower health insurance premiums for people who purchase coverage through health insurance marketplaces.
October 08, 2025
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definition
Describes the role of premium tax credits within the ACA marketplace framework.
Open enrollment for the federal ACA health insurance marketplaces typically begins on November 1 each year.
October 08, 2025
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temporal
States the common annual start date for ACA marketplace open enrollment.
Pharmaceutical agents used for lethal injections can present procurement challenges, including high costs and limited shelf life, which can affect jurisdictions' choices and logistics for execution protocols.
October 08, 2025
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temporal
States and jurisdictions have reported difficulties obtaining execution drugs, citing expense and shelf-life constraints when planning execution protocols.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has final authority to decide where federal inmates serve their sentences and bases placement decisions on factors including the severity of the offense, the required security level, and an inmate's programming needs.
October 07, 2025
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temporal
Federal inmate placement policy
Hospitals are legally required to provide emergency medical treatment regardless of a patient's ability to pay or immigration status, and Emergency Medicaid can reimburse hospitals for emergency care provided to immigrants who would have been eligible for Medicaid if not for their immigration status.
October 07, 2025
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process
Mechanism by which emergency care for uninsured or unauthorized immigrants can be funded.
Shared decision-making (also called individual-based decision-making) for COVID-19 vaccination requires that an individual consult a health care provider, such as a doctor or pharmacist, about the risks and benefits before receiving the vaccine.
October 06, 2025
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process
Definition of the consultation requirement described for COVID-19 vaccination decisions.
Dorit Reiss, a vaccine policy researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, stated that shared clinical decision-making signals that a vaccine is not routinely recommended and tends to decrease vaccine uptake.
October 06, 2025
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claim
Expert statement about the expected effect of shared clinical decision-making on vaccine uptake.
Medicaid is a government health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities and is funded jointly by state and federal governments.
October 05, 2025
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descriptive
Defines the nature and funding structure of Medicaid.
Reductions in Medicaid provider payment rates generally lead to fewer providers participating in Medicaid networks, reduced access to care for Medicaid enrollees, poorer health outcomes, and increased downstream costs.
October 05, 2025
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impact
Typical consequences of lowering reimbursement rates for Medicaid providers.
Proposals that require colleges to meet standards in areas such as admissions, hiring, and student life can include elements that align with common existing college practices as well as elements that would require substantial changes to existing policies.
January 01, 2025
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observational
General observation about the mix of incremental and substantive changes typical in policy proposals affecting higher education institutions.
In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a blanket recommendation endorsing ongoing COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
January 01, 2022
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policy
Description of a past CDC policy regarding COVID-19 boosters.
Rules of engagement are military directives that define how and when force may be used and are intended to help accomplish mission objectives, including the protection of civilians.
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general
Rules of engagement (ROE) translate legal and policy constraints into operational guidance for forces in conflict.
The WIC program has an approximate annual federal budget of $8 billion.
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statistical
Reported scale of federal funding for WIC.
The 'Make Our Children Healthy Again' strategy is also referred to as the MAHA report.
high
terminology
Alternative name/abbreviation for a named public-health strategy/report.
Operation Midway Blitz is an enforcement operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that the Department of Homeland Security describes as aimed at protecting American communities from crime the agencies associate with sanctuary policies.
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general
Stated purpose and leading agencies for a named enforcement operation.
The United States imposed a 40% tariff on certain Brazilian exports covering sectors such as petroleum, soybeans, sugar, coffee, and iron and steel products.
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statistical
Describes the magnitude and targeted sectors of a U.S. tariff measure on Brazilian exports.
Zohran Mamdani describes himself as a "Democratic Socialist" on his X account and lists policy goals including freezing rent, making buses fast and free, and delivering universal childcare.
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political
Self-described political affiliation and stated campaign policy priorities from the subject's social media biography.