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National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program: Revised Amount of the
Average Cost of a Health Insurance
Policy
The Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) is publishing an
updated monetary amount of the
average cost of a health insurance policy
as it relates to the National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
Section 100.2 of the VICP’s
implementing regulation (42 CFR Part
100) states that the revised amounts of
an average cost of a health insurance
policy, as determined by the Secretary,
are to be published periodically in a
notice in the Federal Register. This
figure is calculated using the most
recent Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey-Insurance Component (MEPS–
IC) data available as the baseline for the
average monthly cost of a health
insurance policy. This baseline is
adjusted by the annual percentage
increase/decrease obtained from the
most recent annual Kaiser Family
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Foundation and Health Research and
Educational Trust (KFF/HRET)
Employer Health Benefits survey or
other authoritative source that may be
more accurate or appropriate.
In 2009, MEPS–IC, available at https://
www.meps.ahrq.gov, published the
annual 2008 average total single
premium per enrolled employee at
private-sector establishments that
provide health insurance. The figure
published was $4,386. This figure is
divided by 12-months to determine the
cost per month of $365.50. The $365.50
shall be increased or decreased by the
percentage change reported by the most
recent KFF/HRET, available at https://
www.kff.org. The percentage increase
was published at 5 percent. By adding
this percentage increase, the calculated
average monthly cost of a health
insurance policy for 12-month period is
$383.78.
The Department will periodically
(generally on an annual basis)
recalculate the average cost of a health
insurance policy by obtaining a new
figure from the latest MEPS–IC data and
updating this figure using the
percentage change(s) reported by the
most recent data from KFF/HRET or
other authoritative source that may be
more accurate or appropriate in the
future. The updated calculation will be
published as a notice in the Federal
Register and filed with the Court.
Therefore, the Secretary announces
that the revised average cost of a health
insurance policy under the VICP is
$383.78 per month. In accordance with
§ 100.2, the revised amount was
effective upon its delivery by the
Secretary to the United States Court of
Federal Claims. Such notice was
delivered to the Court on January 4,
2010.
Dated: January 11, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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Notice is hereby given by the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) of the ‘‘NIH
Consensus Development Conference:
Lactose Intolerance and Health’’ to be
held February 22–24, 2010, in the NIH
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Lactose intolerance is the inability to
digest significant amounts of lactose, a
sugar found in milk and other dairy
products. Lactose intolerance is caused
by a shortage of the enzyme lactase,
which is produced by expression of the
lactase-phlorizin hydrolase gene by the
cells that line the small intestine.
Lactase breaks milk sugar down into
two simpler forms of sugar called
glucose and galactose, which are then
absorbed into the bloodstream. Infants
of every racial and ethnic group
worldwide produce lactase and
successfully digest lactose provided by
human milk or by infant formulas.
However, by the time many of the
world’s children reach the age of 3–4
years, expression of intestinal lactase
ceases. Most affected individuals,
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Islanders.
Consumption of lactose-containing
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cause gas production, bloating,
abdominal pain, and diarrhea. These
symptoms of lactose intolerance are
caused by intestinal bacteria’s
fermentation of undigested lactose and
often cause individuals to avoid lactosecontaining products. Lactose intolerance
can be diagnosed by drinking one to two
large glasses of milk after fasting and
measuring breath hydrogen levels a few
hours later. Other diagnostic tools
include analyzing an intestinal biopsy
sample or determining the genetic
makeup of the chromosomal region
coding for lactase. However, many
individuals mistakenly ascribe
symptoms of a variety of intestinal
disorders to lactose intolerance without
undergoing testing. This becomes
intergenerational when self-diagnosed
lactose-intolerant parents place their
children on lactose-restricted diets in
the belief that the condition is
hereditary.
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that many lactose-intolerant individuals
are avoiding dairy products, which
constitute a readily accessible source of
calcium and are fortified with vitamin D
and other nutrients. Therefore, these
individuals may not be meeting
recommended intakes of these essential
nutrients. Insufficient intakes of calcium
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Revised Amount of
the Average Cost of a Health Insurance Policy
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is
publishing an updated monetary amount of the average cost of a health
insurance policy as it relates to the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program (VICP).
Section 100.2 of the VICP's implementing regulation (42 CFR Part
100) states that the revised amounts of an average cost of a health
insurance policy, as determined by the Secretary, are to be published
periodically in a notice in the Federal Register. This figure is
calculated using the most recent Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-
Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) data available as the baseline for the
average monthly cost of a health insurance policy. This baseline is
adjusted by the annual percentage increase/decrease obtained from the
most recent annual Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and
Educational Trust (KFF/HRET) Employer Health Benefits survey or other
authoritative source that may be more accurate or appropriate.
In 2009, MEPS-IC, available at https://www.meps.ahrq.gov, published
the annual 2008 average total single premium per enrolled employee at
private-sector establishments that provide health insurance. The figure
published was $4,386. This figure is divided by 12-months to determine
the cost per month of $365.50. The $365.50 shall be increased or
decreased by the percentage change reported by the most recent KFF/
HRET, available at https://www.kff.org. The percentage increase was
published at 5 percent. By adding this percentage increase, the
calculated average monthly cost of a health insurance policy for 12-
month period is $383.78.
The Department will periodically (generally on an annual basis)
recalculate the average cost of a health insurance policy by obtaining
a new figure from the latest MEPS-IC data and updating this figure
using the percentage change(s) reported by the most recent data from
KFF/HRET or other authoritative source that may be more accurate or
appropriate in the future. The updated calculation will be published as
a notice in the Federal Register and filed with the Court.
Therefore, the Secretary announces that the revised average cost of
a health insurance policy under the VICP is $383.78 per month. In
accordance with Sec. 100.2, the revised amount was effective upon its
delivery by the Secretary to the United States Court of Federal Claims.
Such notice was delivered to the Court on January 4, 2010.
Dated: January 11, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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