“Estimated Financial Effects of the “Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013,”" legislation introduced on March 21, 2013 by Representative Gwen Moore (March 2013, .pdf format, 21p.).
April 11, 2013
CAAR – US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health Hearing Testimony – April 11, 2013
“Strengthening Medicare for Seniors: Understanding the Challenges of Traditional Medicare’s Benefit Design,” a hearing held April 11, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format, full hearing can be viewed in Flash format, running time 1 hour 36 minutes).
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CAAR – US Administration on Aging Funding Opportunities – April 11, 2013
A. “Health Care Fraud Prevention Program Expansion and SMP Capacity Building Grants,” (NHHS-2013-ACL-AOA-SP-0049, .pdf format, 35p.). Deadline for applications is May 28, 2013.
acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/docs/2013/HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-SP-0049.pdf
B. “Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems-Phase I,” (HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-SL-0050, .pdf format, 49p.). Deadline for applications is May 13, 2013.
acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/docs/2013/ACL%20Announcement%20SL.pdf
C. “Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems-Phase II,” (HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-SL-0050, .pdf format, 87p.). Deadline for applications is May 13, 2013.
acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/docs/2013/ACL%20Announcement%20LE.pdf
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CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Data Release – April 11, 2013
The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Health and Retirement Study has announced the release of the following data file:
- The sensitive health data release of HRS ADAMS 1 (Version 8.0) (April 10, 2013).
hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news341
Data access:
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Brief – April 11, 2013
“Medicare and the Federal Budget: Comparison of Medicare Provisions in Recent Federal Debt and Deficit Reduction Proposals,” (April 2013, .pdf format, 15p.).
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CAAR – AARP Report – April 11, 2013
“Weaving It Together: A Tapestry of Transportation Funding for Older Adults,” by Jana Lynott, Wendy Fox-Grage, and Shannon Guzman (April 2013, .pdf format, 92p.).
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CAAR – New England Journal of Medicine Article Abstract – April 11, 2013
“Implementing a Death with Dignity Program at a Comprehensive Cancer Center,” by Elizabeth Trice Loggers, Helene Starks, Moreen Shannon-Dudley, Anthony L. Back, Frederick R. Appelbaum, and F. Marc Stewar (Vol. 368, No. 15, April 11, 2013, p. 1417-1424).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – April 11, 2013
A. “Qualitative Evaluation of Advanced Care Planning in Early Dementia (ACP-ED),” by Michaela Poppe, Sarah Burleigh, and Sube Banerjee (PLoS ONE 8(4): e60412. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060412, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 5p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060412
B. “A Randomized Controlled Trial of Multicomponent Exercise in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment,” by Takao Suzuki, Hiroyuki Shimada, Hyuma Makizako, Takehiko Doi, Daisuke Yoshida, Kengo Ito, Hiroshi Shimokata, Yukihiko Washimi, Hidetoshi Endo, and Takashi Kato ( PLoS ONE 8(4): e61483. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061483, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0061483
C. “Generation of Amyloid-{beta} Is Reduced by the Interaction of Calreticulin with Amyloid Precursor Protein, Presenilin and Nicastrin,” by Nina Stemmer, Elena Strekalova, Nevena Djogo, Frank Ploger, Gabriele Loers, David Lutz, Friedrich Buck, Marek Michalak, Melitta Schachner, and Ralf Kleene (PLoS ONE 8(4): e61299. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061299, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0061299
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CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Papers – April 11, 2013
A. “Extended Unemployment Benefits and Early Retirement: Program Complementarity and Program Substitution,” by Lukas Inderbitzin, Stefan Staubli, Josef Zweimuller (Discussion Paper No. 7330, April 2013, .pdf format, 46p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7330
B. “How Does Subjective Well-Being Evolve with Age? A Literature Review,” by Beatriz Fabiola Lopez Ulloa, Valerie Moller, and Alfonso Sousa-Poza (Discussion Paper No. 7328, April 2013, .pdf format, 33p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=7328
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – April 11, 2013
Aging & Mental Health (Vol. 17, No. 4, 2013).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/camh20/17/4
Educational Gerontology (Vol. 39, No. 6, June 2013).
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/uedg/2013/00000039/00000006
Journal of Aging and Health (Vol. 25, No. 3, April 2013).
jah.sagepub.com/content/vol25/issue3/?etoc
Journals of Gerontology (A): Biological Sciences (Vol. 68, No. 5, May 2013).
biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/68/5.toc
Research on Aging (Vol. 35, No. 3, May 2013).
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