International Update, March 2013 (March 2013, HTML and .pdf format, 3p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2013-03/index.html
March 18, 2013
CAAR – Lancet Neurology Article Abstracts – March 18, 2013
Note: Lancet requires free registration prior to providing content.
A. “Amyloid {beta} deposition, neurodegeneration, and cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer’s disease: a prospective cohort study,” by Victor L. Villemagne, Samantha Burnham, Pierrick Bourgeat, Belinda Brown, Kathryn A. Ellis, Olivier Salvado, Cassandra Szoeke, S. Lance Macaulay, Ralph Martins, Paul Maruff, David Ames, Christopher C. Rowe, and Colin L. Masters, for the Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) Research Group (Vol. 12, No. 4, April 4, p. 357-367).
www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422%2813%2970044-9/abstract
B. “Extended-release carbidopa-levodopa (IPX066) compared with immediate-release carbidopa-levodopa in patients with Parkinson’s disease and motor fluctuations: a phase 3 randomised, double-blind trial,” by Robert A. Hauser, Ann Hsu, Sherron Kell, Alberto J. Espay, Kapil Sethi, Mark Stacy, William Ondo, Martin O’Connell, and Suneel Gupta, for the IPX066 ADVANCE-PD investigators (Vol. 12, No. 4, April 4, p. 346-356).
www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422%2813%2970025-5/abstract
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Report – March 18, 2013
“Medicare and the Federal Budget: Comparison of Medicare Provisions in Recent Federal Debt and Deficit Reduction Proposals,” (March 2013, .pdf format, 13p.).
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CAAR – AARP Report – March 18, 2013
“Work-Related Travel in an Era of Extended Employment,” by Nancy McGuckin, Jana Lynott and Carlos Figueiredo (March 2013, .pdf format, 9p.).
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CAAR – US Administration on Aging Funding Opportunity – March 18, 2013
“Pension Counseling & Information Projects,” (HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-PC-0041, .pdf format, 39p.). Deadline for applications is April 22, 2013.
acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/docs/2013/HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-PC-0041.pdf
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CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – March 18, 2013
“Can Amputation Save the Hospital? The Impact of the Medicare Rural Flexibility Program on Demand and Welfare,” by Gautam Gowrisankaran, Claudio Lucarelli, Philip Schmidt-Dengler, and Robert Town (w18894, March 2013, .pdf format, 35p.).
Abstract:
This paper seeks to understand the impact of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program on rural resident hospital choice and welfare. The Flex program created a new class of hospital, the Critical Access Hospital (CAH), which receives more generous reimbursement in return for limits on capacity and length of stay. A hospital that converted to CAH status would see its inpatient admissions drop by a mean of 5.4%, of which almost all was driven by factors other than capacity. The program increased consumer welfare if it reduced the closure rate by at least 4 percentage points.
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CAAR – Banco de Portugal Working Paper – March 18, 2013
“Ageing and fiscal sustainability in a small euro area economy,” by Gabriela Lopes de Castro, Jose R. Maria, Ricardo Mourinho Felix, and Claudia Braz (Working Paper 1304, March 2013, .pdf format, 38p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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CAAR – Journal Tables of Contents – March 18, 2013
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association (Vol. 9, No. 2, March 2013).
www.alzheimersanddementia.org/current
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (Vol. 28, No. 2, March 2013).
aja.sagepub.com/content/28/2.toc
European Journal of Ageing (Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2013).
link.springer.com/journal/10433/10/1/page/1
European Review of Aging and Physical Activity (Vol. 10, No. 1, April 2013).
link.springer.com/journal/11556/10/1/page/1
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 61, No. 3, March 2013).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.2013.61.issue-3/issuetoc
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