“Performance Data for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects: July 2013 Performance Report,” (OEI-02-13-00170, July 2013, .pdf format, 91p.).
July 23, 2013
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – July 23, 2013
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CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary Periodical – July 23, 2013
SSI Monthly Statistics, June 2013 (July 2013, .pdf and HTML format).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_monthly/2013-06/index.html
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CAAR – US National Institute on Aging Website of Interest – July 23, 2013
“Instruments to Detect Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults,” (July 2013). Note: This database “contains detailed information about more than 100 published instruments for detecting Alzheimer’s disease and other types of cognitive impairment. It was created by NIA staff in consultation with experts in the field. Many instruments are suitable for outpatient practices and community studies. Each instrument in the database was developed as a cognitive assessment for age-related dementia and has had at least three published studies using the instrument since its debut and at least one publication in the last 10 years.”
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CAAR – Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data Releases – July 23, 2013
The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released several new MEPS data files (July 2013, data in .zip or self decompressing [.exe] ASCII text and SAS Transport format, with documentation in HTML and .pdf format, and SAS and SPSS programming statements in ASCII format).
- MEPS HC-144G: 2011 Office-Based Medical Provider Visits File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-144G
- MEPS HC-144F: 2011 Outpatient Visits File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-144F
- MEPS HC-144E: 2011 Emergency Room Visits File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-144E
- MEPS HC-144D: 2011 Hospital Inpatient Stays File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-144D
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CAAR – Federal Reserve Board Finance and Economic Discussion Series Working Paper – July 23, 2013
“Dementia Risk and Financial Decision Making by Older Households: The Impact of Information,” by Joanne W. Hsu and Robert J. Willis (2013-45, July 2013, .pdf format, 43p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
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CAAR – Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Working Paper – July 23, 2013
Note: PRC requires free registration before providing working papers.
“Retirement in Japan and the United States: Cross-national Comparisons using the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement (JSTAR) and the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (HRS),” by Olivia S. Mitchell and John W. R. Phillips (WP 2013-05, July 2013, .pdf format, 48p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.pensionresearchcouncil.org/publications/document.php?file=1108
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CAAR – Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute for Economic Research (CESifo) [Munich, Bavaria, Germany] Working Papers – July 23, 2013
A. “Early Retirement Incentives and Student Achievement,” by Maria D. Fitzpatrick and Michael Lovenheim (CESifo Working Paper No. 4347, July 2013, .pdf format, p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/working-papers/CESifoWP/CESifoWPdetails?wp_id=19093144
B. “The Effect of Firms’ Partial Retirement Policies on the Labour Market Outcomes of their Employees,” by Martin Huber, Michael Lechner and Conny Wunsch (CESifo Working Paper No. 4343, July 2013, .pdf format, 34p.). Note: Links to the abstract and full-text can be found at:
www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/working-papers/CESifoWP/CESifoWPdetails?wp_id=19093136
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CAAR – Demographic Research Article – July 23, 2013
“Distortion of regional old-age mortality rates due to migration in the period prior to death in the Netherlands?” by Eva Kibele and Fanny Janssen (Vol. 29, Article 5, July 2013, .pdf format, p. 105-132).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – July 23, 2013
A. “What Is the Subjective Cost of Cognitive Effort? Load, Trait, and Aging Effects Revealed by Economic Preference,” by Andrew Westbrook, Daria Kester, and Todd S. Braver (PLoS ONE 8(7): e68210. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068210, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0068210
B. “Mitochondrial Autophagy Involving Renal Injury and Aging Is Modulated by Caloric Intake in Aged Rat Kidneys,” by Jing Cui, Suozhu Shi, Xuefeng Sun, Guangyan Cai, Shaoyuan Cui, Quan Hong, Xiangmei Chen, and Xue-Yuan Bai (PLoS ONE 8(7): e69720. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069720, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0069720
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CAAR – Institute for Fiscal Studies [London, UK] Report – July 23, 2013
“A single-tier pension: what does it really mean?” by Rowena Crawford, Soumaya Keynes and Gemma Tetlow (IFS Report R82, July 2013, .pdf format, 71p.).
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CAAR – International Longevity Centre [UK] Report – July 23, 2013
“Ageing, longevity and demographic change: A Factpack of statistics from the International Longevity Centre-UK,” (July 2013, .pdf format, 12p.).
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CAAR – Spring Publishing Book – July 23, 2013
Handbook of Minority Aging, edited by Keith Whitfield and Tamara Baker (2013, ISBN-13: 9780826109637, 592p.).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – July 23, 2013
Aging & Mental Health (Vol. 17, No. 6, June 2013).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/camh20/17/6
Ageing and Society (Vol. 33, No. 6, August 2013).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=ASO&volumeId=33&issueId=06&iid=8956355
Educational Gerontology (Vol. 39, No. 10, October 2013).
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/uedg/2013/00000039/00000010
Experimental Aging Research (Vol. 39, No. 4, 2013).
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