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Medicaid Financing, Mountaintop Mining, and More from CRS

08.02.12 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

The Congressional Research Service has not been authorized to publicly release the following new and updated reports.

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, July 31, 2012

Organization of American States: Background and Issues for Congress, July 31, 2012

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress, August 1, 2012

Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies, August 1, 2012

Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit (Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees): Concepts, History, and Issues for the 112th Congress, July 27, 2012

When Congressional Legislation Interferes with Existing Contracts: Legal Issues, May 31, 2012 (published July 31)

Comparing Compensation for Federal and Private-Sector Workers: An Overview, July 30, 2012

Medicaid Financing and Expenditures, July 30, 2012

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