“Public Reporting and Market Area Exit Decisions by Home Health Agencies,” by Kyoungrae Jung and Roger Feldman (Medicare & Medicaid Research Review, Vol. 2, No. 4, January 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
January 17, 2013
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Statistical Supplement – January 17, 2013
CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement has recently been updated (2012 edition, tables available in .zip compressed .pdf and Microsoft Excel format):
- Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities (tables 6.1 to 6.9).
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CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – January 17, 2013
“Annuity and Lump-Sum Decisions in Defined Benefit Plans: The Role of Plan Rules,” by Sudipto Banerjee (Issue Brief No. 381, January 2013, .pdf format, 19p.).
www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=5151
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CAAR – Pew Center on the States Report – January 17, 2013
“A Widening Gap in Cities: Shortfalls in Funding for Pensions and Retiree Health Care” (January 2013, .pdf format, 55p.).
www.pewstates.org/research/reports/a-widening-gap-in-cities-85899442341
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – January 17, 2013
A. “Hypoxia Promotes Dopaminergic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Shows Benefits for Transplantation in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease,” by Yue Wang, Jian Yang, Haisheng Li, Xuan Wang, Lingling Zhu, Ming Fan, and Xiaomin Wang (PLoS ONE 8(1): e54296. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054296, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0054296
B. “High Glucose Induced Alteration of SIRTs in Endothelial Cells Causes Rapid Aging in a p300 and FOXO Regulated Pathway,” by Rokhsana Mortuza, Shali Chen, Biao Feng, Subhrojit Sen, and Subrata Chakrabarti ( PLoS ONE 8(1): e54514. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054514, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0054514
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CAAR – Statistics Netherlands Article – January 17, 2013
“Over 40 percent of employees 65 years or older at retirement,” (January 17, 2013).
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CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Publication – January 17, 2013
“Eliminating Waste And Fraud In Medicare: An Examination Of Prior Authorization Requirements For Power Mobility Devices,” a hearing held Sept. 19, 2012 (S. Hrg. 112-665, .pdf and ASCII text format, 71p.).
ASCII:
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112shrg76530/html/CHRG-112shrg76530.htm
PDF:
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112shrg76530/pdf/CHRG-112shrg76530.pdf
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CAAR – US Administration on Aging Funding Opportunity – January 17, 2013
“University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities,” (HHS-2013-ACL-AIDD-DD-0041, .pdf and Word format, 58p.). Deadline for applications is March 3, 2013.
PDF:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2013/UCEED_HHS-2013-ACL-AIDD-DD-0041Published.pdf
Word:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2013/UCEED_HHS-2013-ACL-AIDD-DD-0041Published.doc
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