CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement has recently been updated (2012 edition, tables available in .zip compressed .pdf and Microsoft Excel format):
- Medicare Managed Care (Table 12.1-12.8).
November 1, 2012
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Statistical Supplement Update – November 1, 2012
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CAAR – US Administration on Aging Funding Opportunity – November 1, 2012
“Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations Impacted by National Disasters Declared by the President,” (HHS-2013-AOA-DA-1301, .pdf and Word format, 30p.) Deadline for applications Sept. 13, 2013.
PDF:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2013/FY2013_Disaster_Asstce_PA_Draft.pdf
Word:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2013/FY2013_Disaster_Asstce_PA_Draft.doc
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CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstracts – November 1, 2012
A. “Fracture Risk and Zoledronic Acid Therapy in Men with Osteoporosis,” by Steven Boonen, Jean-Yves Reginster, Jean-Marc Kaufman, Kurt Lippuner, Jose Zanchetta, Bente Langdahl, Rene Rizzoli, Stanley Lipschitz, Hans Peter Dimai, Richard Witvrouw, Erik Eriksen, Kim Brixen, Luis Russo, Frank Claessens, Philemon Papanastasiou, Oscar Antunez, Guoqin Su, Christina Bucci-Rechtweg, Josef Hruska, Elodie Incera, Dirk Vanderschueren, and Eric Orwoll (Vol. 367, No. 18, November 1, 2012, p. 1714-1723).
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1204061#t=abstract
B. “Comparing Local and Regional Variation in Health Care Spending,” by Yuting Zhang, Seo Hyon Baik, A. Mark Fendrick, and Katherine Baicker (Vol. 367, No. 18, November 1, 2012, p. 1724-1731).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine Article – November 1, 2012
“Psychosocial Factors That Shape Patient and Carer Experiences of Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies,” by Frances Bunn, Claire Goodman, Katie Sworn, Greta Rait, Carol Brayne, Louise Robinson, Elaine McNeilly, and Steve Iliffe (PLoS Med 9(10): e1001331. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001331, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001331
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – November 1, 2012
A. “A T Cell-Inducing Influenza Vaccine for the Elderly: Safety and Immunogenicity of MVA-NP+M1 in Adults Aged over 50 Years,” by Richard D. Antrobus, Patrick J. Lillie, Tamara K. Berthoud, Alexandra J. Spencer, James E. McLaren, Kristin Ladell, Teresa Lambe, Anita Milicic, David A. Price, Adrian V. S. Hill, and Sarah C. Gilbert (PLoS ONE 7(10): e48322. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048322, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048322
B. “Intravenous Delivery of Targeted Liposomes to Amyloid-{beta} Pathology in APP/PSEN1 Transgenic Mice,” by Eric A. Tanifum, Indrani Dasgupta, Mayank Srivastava, Rohan C. Bhavane, Li Sun, John Berridge, Hoda Pourgarzham, Rashmi Kamath, Gabriela Espinosa, Stephen C. Cook, Jason L. Eriksen, and Ananth Annapragada (PLoS ONE 7(10): e48515. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048515, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048515
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CAAR – International Longevity Centre [UK] Policy Brief – November 1, 2012
“Boosting Retirement Saving Across Europe,” (October 2012, .pdf format, 23p.).
www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/publication_details/boosting_retirement_saving_across_europe
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CAAR – C.D. Howe Institute [Toronto, Ontario, Canada] Brief – November 1, 2012
“Federal Employee Pension Reforms: First Steps – on a Much Longer Journey,” by William B. P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin (Brief No. 140, November 2012, .pdf format, 7p.).
www.cdhowe.org/federal-employee-pension-reforms-first-steps-on-a-much-longer-journey/19517
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