CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement has recently been updated (2012 edition, tables available in .zip compressed .pdf and Microsoft Excel format):
- Medicare Part D (tables 14.1 to 14.8).
December 6, 2012
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Statistical Supplement Update – December 6, 2012
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CAAR – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Illinois) Working Paper – December 6, 2012
“Medicaid Insurance in Old Age,” by Mariacristina De Nardi, Eric French, and John Bailey Jones (Working Paper No. 2012-13, December 2012, .pdf format, 43p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
chicagofed.org/webpages/publications/working_papers/2012/wp_13.cfm
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CAAR – Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Working Paper – December 6, 2012
“Financial Literacy and Retirement Planning in Australia,” by Julie R. Agnew, Hazel Bateman, and Susan Thorp (WP2012-22, December 2012, .pdf format, 22p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.pensionresearchcouncil.org/publications/document.php?file=1039
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity – December 6, 2012
“Solid Organ Transplantation: Older Donors and Recipients (R01),” (PA-13-030, multiple application due dates, National Institute on Aging). Note: Note: The opportunity links to two companion FOAs: “Solid Organ Transplantation: Older Donors and Recipients (R03),” (PA-13-037), and, “Solid Organ Transplantation: Older Donors and Recipients (R21),” (PA-13-038).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – December 6, 2012
American Journal of Epidemiology (Vol. 176, No. 11, Dec. 1, 2012).
aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/176/11?etoc
Global Public Health (Vol. 7, No. 10, December 2012).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgph20/7/10
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity (Vol. 21, No. 1, January 2013).
journals.humankinetics.com/japa-current-issue
Journal of Aging & Social Policy (Vol. 24, No. 4, 2012).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/wasp20/24/4
Journal of Population Aging (Vol. 5, No. 4, December 2012).
link.springer.com/journal/12062/5/4/page/1
Public Health (Vol. 126, No. 12, December 2012).
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CAAR – United Nations Population Fund Report – December 6, 2012
“Report on Status of Elderly in Select States of India, 2011,” by Moneer Alam, K.S. James, G. Giridhar, K.M. Sathyanarayana, Sanjay Kumar, S. Siva Raju, T.S. Syamala, Lekha Subaiya, and Dhananjay W. Bansod (November 2012, .pdf format, 173p.).
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CAAR – Nature Medicine Article Abstract – December 6, 2012
“Inhibition of IL-12/IL-23 signaling reduces Alzheimer’s disease–like pathology and cognitive decline,” by Johannes vom Berg, Stefan Prokop, Kelly R. Miller, Juliane Obst, Roland E. Kälin, Ileana Lopategui-Cabezas, Anja Wegner, Florian Mair, Carola G. Schipke, Oliver Peters, York Winter, Burkhard Becher, and Frank L. Heppner (Vol. 18, No. 12, December 2012, p. 1812-1819).
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CAAR – US Census Bureau News Release – December 6, 2012
“Census Bureau Releases American Community Survey Estimates, Most Detailed Portrait of Every U.S. Community” (CB12-228, Dec. 6, 2012).
www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb12-228.html
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CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – December 6, 2012
US Government Accountability Office Report: “Consumer Protection Requirements Affecting Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries Vary across Programs, Payment Systems, and States” (GAO-13-100, December 2012, .pdf format, 69p.).
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CAAR – Nature Supplement – December 6, 2012
“Aging” (Vol. 492 No. 7427_supp, Dec. 6, 2012, HTML and .pdf format, pp.S1-S40). “Humans are the longest lived primates, with life expectancy in some developed nations surpassing 80 years. Of course, that doesn’t stop us wanting more time. Research into the mechanisms of ageing is yielding insights, many of them diet-related, into how we might not only live longer but also stay healthier as we do.”
www.nature.com/nature/outlook/ageing/index.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20121206
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CAAR – US Centers for Disease Control Preventing Chronic Disease Article – December 6, 2012
“Multisite Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians’ and Midlevel Providers’ Self-Reported Practices and Perceptions About Maintaining Cognitive Health,” by Angela K. Hochhalter, Lucinda L. Bryant, Rebecca Hunter, Rui Liu, Daniela B. Friedman, Anna E. Price, Joseph Sharkey, Swarna Reddy, Anthony J. Caprio, and Sindy McCrystle (Prev Chronic Dis 2012;9:120050, Nov. 21, 2012, HTML and .pdf format, 7p.).
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CAAR – US Congressional Budget Office Reports – December 6, 2012
A. “Offsetting Effects of Prescription Drug Use on Medicare’s Spending for Medical Services” (November 2012, .pdf format, 6p.).
B. “CBO’s Long-Term Projections for Medicare and Medicaid Spending in the United States” (November 2012, .pdf format and slideshare format, 15 slides).
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CAAR-National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper–December 6, 2012
“Taxation of Intergenerational Transfers and Wealth,” by Wojciech Kopczuk (w18584, December 2012, .pdf format, 72p.).
Abstract:
In this chapter, I review empirical and theoretical literature on taxation of intergenerational transfers (estates, bequests, inheritances, inter vivos gifts) and wealth. The main message may be summarized as follows. Empirical evidence on bequest motivations and responses to estate taxation is spotty and much remains be done, but what we know points in the direction of (1) mixed motives (2) heterogeneity of preferences and (3) importance of retaining control over wealth. These patterns are important for normative analysis of taxation toward the top of the distribution. Theoretical work should further focus on understanding implications of inequality of inherited wealth: the topic that has been neglected in the past, even though it is closely related to–more carefully studied, but arguably much less important in practice–externalities from giving. Potential externalities from wealth accumulation and concentration are yet to be seriously addressed.
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