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What portion of public water system customers in the U.S. are served by facilities that had no reported violations of the EPA’s health-based drinking water standards during 2013?

In 1960, health and healthcare programs consumed 3% of all federal spending. What is this figure today?

Which is greater: The average profit margin of health insurance companies or the average improper payment rates of major government healthcare programs?

According to the EPA, by how much does breathing toxic air pollutants from outdoor sources increase the average lifetime risk of developing cancer?

Over the past five years, have any unauthorized immigrants who were arrested and released under local sanctuary policies gone on to kill people?

In 1970, 6% of the U.S. population was enrolled in Medicaid. What is this figure today?

What is the least expensive and safest way to transport petroleum in the U.S.?

When President Lyndon B. Johnson proposed a “hospital insurance” (i.e., Medicare) program for senior citizens in 1964, how much did he say the maximum monthly tax per worker would be?

In a 1995 survey of Harvard students and staff, did more of them prefer to live in a world where the purchasing power of one dollar is the same and they earn: (A) $50,000/year while others earn $25,000, or (B) $100,000/year while others earn $200,000?

In 2016, the U.S. Postal Service was legally required to pay $13 billion to fund retiree health and pension benefits. What portion of this did it actually pay?