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November 7, 2009

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Housing in the Nation's Capital 2009


This is the seventh in a series of annual reports about housing in the Washington metropolitan region. It assembles and analyzes the most current data on housing conditions in the District of Columbia and the surrounding suburbs. This year's report focuses on the impact of the foreclosure crisis on the region, examining the level and trends of foreclosures, outlining potential secondary effects for families and neighborhoods, and looking towards the future of the region's housing market. read more

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Will We Have Enough Doctors and Services?


If health reform gives most of the 49 million uninsured Americans access to coverage, will there be enough doctors to care for them? One of the features Congress is debating is an individual mandate, which would require everyone to get health insurance.

We posed the hard question to our Urban Institute experts: how could our health care system meet this new demand? read more

Recovery: Extending the Safety Net for the Unemployed

Extending the Safety Net for the Unemployed


The economy may be recovering, but unemployment is still on the rise. Temporary assistance programs for jobless workers will expire at the end of the year unless Congress allows an extension. Our experts weigh in on what Congress and the administration should do now to assist those who are out of work and to help speed job recovery. read more

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Coverage Variations by Congressional District


New data on health insurance coverage show extensive variation in rates of private and public coverage and uninsurance across congressional districts in the United States. UI experts identify the districts in which residents would have the most to gain from health reforms that are designed to increase health insurance coverage toward a higher and more uniform national standard. read more

EXPERTS

Five Questions for the Experts

"State budgets may be strained now, but they'll face higher costs as more people lose private coverage and turn to public programs."

Bowen GarrettBowen Garrett, coauthor of "Health Reform: The Cost of Failure" and "The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: Implications for States", answers five questions about how coverage and costs will change over the next 10 years if America's health care system is not reformed. The first report lays out national implications; the second breaks down findings by state.
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IN THE NEWS

"Having a mayor in control of education is not a silver bullet. If there were some quick way to [fix urban schools], it would spread like wildfire across the country."

Jane Hannaway in the BostonGlobe, November 1

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The Housing Policy Revolution:
Networks and Neighborhoods

David J. Erickson



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FACTS of RECORD

9.9%

the percentage of children in the United States who were uninsured in 2008.

TESTIMONY

The First Line of Defense: Reducing Recidivism at the Local Level —Amy L. Solomon
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs

Regarding H.R. 3073, Homelessness Prevention Program —Mary K. Cunningham
Hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States House of Representatives

The High Cost of Small Business Health Insurance: Limited Options, Limited Coverage —Linda J. Blumberg
Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations United States House of Representatives

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