“The 2012 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds,” (April 2012, .pdf format, 242p.).
April 23, 2012
CAAR – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Trustees Report – April 23, 2012
“2012 Annual Report of The Boards of Trustees of The Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds,” (April 2012, .pdf format, 279p.).
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CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Reports – April 23, 2012
A. “Medicare Advantage: Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration Undermined by High Estimated Costs and Design Shortcomings,” (GAO-12-409R, March 2012, .pdf format, 39p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-409R
B. “Defined Contribution Plans: Approaches in Other Countries Offer Beneficial Strategies in Several Areas,” (GAO-12-328, March 2012, .pdf format, 64p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-328
C. “Medicare Program Integrity: CMS Continues Efforts to Strengthen the Screening of Providers and Suppliers,” (GAO-12-351, April 2012, .pdf format, 37p.).
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CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – April 23, 2012
“Medicare Payments for Drugs Used To Treat Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration,” (OEI-03-10-00360, April 2012, .pdf format, 18p.).
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CAAR – Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging [University of Southern California] Report – April 23, 2012
“Current Conditions among Older Latinos and African Americans in Low- and Middle-Income Los Angeles Neighborhoods,” (April 2012, .pdf format, 16p.).
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CAAR – AARP Report – April 23, 2012
“Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunization Rates among Medicare Beneficiaries,” by Lynda Flowers and Megan Multack (April 2012, .pdf format, 5p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 23, 2012
A. “Tau Phosphorylation and {mu}-Calpain Activation Mediate the Dexamethasone-Induced Inhibition on the Insulin-Stimulated Akt Phosphorylation,” by Yudong Liu, Ying Su, Shenggang Sun, Tao Wang, Xian Qiao, Xiaoqin Run, and Zhihou Liang (PLoS ONE 7(4): e35783. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035783, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035783
B. “Cost-Effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging with a New Contrast Agent for the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Maria Biasutti, Natacha Dufour, Clotilde Ferroud, William Dab, and Laura Temime (PLoS ONE 7(4): e35559. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035559, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035559
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CAAR – Family Caregiver Alliance Periodical – April 23, 2012
Caregiving PolicyDigest (Vol. 12, No. 8, Apr. 18, 2012).
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