A transcript of the Nov. 1-2, 2012 meeting is available (.pdf format, 431p.).
www.medpac.gov/meeting_search.cfm?SelectedDate=2012-11-01%2000:00:00.0
November 7, 2012
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Press Release – November 7, 2012
“NIH study finds leisure-time physical activity extends life expectancy as much as 4.5 years,” (November 6, 2012).
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CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Papers – November 7, 2012
A. “401(k) Participant Behavior in a Volatile Economy,” by Barbara A. Butrica and Karen Elizabeth Smith (WP No. 2012-24, November 2012, .pdf format, 54p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/401k-participant-behavior-in-a-volatile-economy/
B. “Immigrant Networks and the Take-Up of Disability Programs: Evidence from U.S. Census Data,” by Delia Furtado and Nikolaos Theodoropoulos (WP No. 2012-23, October 2012, .pdf format, 52p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/401k-participant-behavior-in-a-volatile-economy/
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CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – November 7, 2012
“The National Retirement Risk Index: An Update,” by Alicia H. Munnell, Anthony Webb and Francesca N. Golub-Sass (IB No. 12-20, October 2012, .pdf format, 9p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/the-national-retirement-risk-index-an-update/
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CAAR – AARP Reports, Factsheet – November 7, 2012
A. “Open Enrollment 2013: Medicare Part D Benefits Improve but Premiums and Cost-Sharing Rise in Many Popular Plans,” by Leigh Purvis and N. Lee Rucker (November 2012, .pdf format, 9p.).
B. “New Ways to Promote Retirement Saving,” by William G. Gale, David C. John, and Spencer Smith (November 2012, .pdf format, 50p.).
C. “Winter Heating Costs Report,” by Ann McLarty Jackson and Neal Walters (November 2012, .pdf format, 7p.).
D. “The Employment Situation, October 2012,” by Sara E. Rix (November 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – November 7, 2012
A. “Extreme Levels of Noise Constitute a Key Neuromuscular Deficit in the Elderly,” by Navrag B. Singh, Niklas Konig, Adamantios Arampatzis, Markus O. Heller, and William R. Taylor (PLoS ONE 7(11): e48449. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048449, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048449
B. “HLA-DRB1 Alleles Are Associated with the Susceptibility to Sporadic Parkinson’s Disease in Chinese Han Population,” by Congcong Sun, Lei Wei, Feifei Luo, Jiaobiao Li, Feiqi Zhu, Ping Kang, Rensi Xu, LuLu Xiao, Zhuolin Liu, and Pingyi Xu (PLoS ONE 7(11): e48594. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048594, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048594
C. “The Importance of Group-Wise Registration in Tract Based Spatial Statistics Study of Neurodegeneration: A Simulation Study in Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Shiva Keihaninejad, Natalie S. Ryan, Ian B. Malone, Marc Modat, David Cash, Gerard R. Ridgway, Hui Zhang, Nick C. Fox, and Sebastien Ourselin (PLoS ONE 7(11): e45996. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045996, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0045996
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CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Bibliography Update – November 7, 2012
HRS has recently added the following items to its bibliography. The full bibliography is available at:
hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=bibstat
Dissertation:
Beri, Meenakshi, Essays on impact of risk preference on health and occupational choice, Wayne State University [2012]
Chiang, Mei-Fang, Retirement Consumption Behavior: Evidence from HRS CAMS 2001, The Ohio State University [2012]
Haley, Philip Parker, Longitudinal changes in self-reported expectations for nursing home use in the health and retirement study, The University of Alabama [2012]
Li, Chien-Ching, Health services use and health status among people with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases, Saint Louis University [2012]
Journal Articles:
Keister, Lisa A., “Religion and Wealth Across Generations,” Research in the Sociology of Work 23: p131-150 [2012]
Kelley, Amy S.; Kathleen McGarry; Sean Fahle; Samuel M. Marshall; Qingling Du; Jonathan S. Skinner, “Out-of-Pocket Spending in the Last Five Years of Life,” Journal of General Internal Medicine [2012]
Kim, Hyungsoo; Yoon, Wonah; Zurlo, Karen Ann, “Health Shocks, Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses and Consumer Debt Among Middle-Aged and Older Americans,” The Journal of Consumer Affairs 46:3 [2012]
Report:
Haider, Steven; McGarry, Kathleen, Parental Investments in College and Later Cash Transfers, UCLA [2012]
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CAAR – Journal Tables of Contents – November 7, 2012
Medical Care Research and Review (Vol. 69, No. 6, December 2012).
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