Undertake open market operations as necessary to maintain the federal funds rate in a target range of 3 to 3-1/4 percent. Conduct overnight repurchase agreement operations with a minimum bid rate of 3.25 percent and with an aggregate operation limit of $500 billion; the aggregate...
Another requirement in the ACA that is applicable to FEHB plans involves the reporting of a medical loss ratio, which is the ratio of plan-incurred claims, including any expenditures that improve the quality of health care, to a plan's total premium revenue.166 Beginning in 2011, the act re...
SSBG block grant: ! Funds are allocated annually based on the ratio of each state’s population to the total U.S. population. ! States may transfer up to 10% of their allotments to any of the four other health-related block grants or low-income home energyassistance programs....
Grade Comparatio A comparison of the amount of compensation an employee receives with the mid-point of the valid values defined for his or her grade.Grade Ladder The key component of Grade/Step Progression. You use a grade ladder to categorize grades, to determine the rules for how an ...
In addition, in 2004 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) weakened the net-capital requirement (the ratio of capital, or assets, to debt, or liabilities, that banks are required to maintain as a safeguard against insolvency), which encouraged banks to invest even more money into MBSs....