CDHA CAAR

September 26, 2013

CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Reports – September 26, 2013

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A. “Utilization of Medicare Ambulance Transports, 2002-2011,” (OEI-09-12-00350, September 2013, .pdf format, 26p.).

oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-09-12-00350.asp

B. “Medicare Incorrectly Paid Hospitals for Beneficiaries Who Had Not Received 96 or More Hours of Mechanical Ventilation,” (A-09-12-02066, September 2013, .pdf format, 9p.).

oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region9/91202066.asp

CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – September 26, 2013

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“State of the American Senior: The Changing Retirement Landscape for Baby Boomers,” a hearing held September 25, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format, full hearing available in Flash format, running time 1 hour 34 minutes). Note: Hearing begins at the 19:06 mark.

www.aging.senate.gov/hearing_detail.cfm?id=345777&

CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Decision Memorandum – September 26, 2013

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Decision Memo for Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity – Facility Certification Requirement,” (CAG-00250R3),” (Sept. 24, 2013).

www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=266

CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Periodical – September 26, 2013

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EBRI Notes (Vol. 34, No. 9, September 2013, .pdf format, 9p.). Note: The articles in this issue are “2013 Health and Voluntary Workplace Benefits Survey: Nearly 90% of Workers Satisfied With Their Own Health Plan, But 55% Give Low Ratings to Health Care System,” by Paul Fronstin; and, “How Does Household Income Change in the Ten Years Around Age 65?” by Sudipto Banerjee.

www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5268

CAAR – UK Parliamentary Library Notes – September 26, 2013

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Carer’s Allowance and the Retirement Pension,” by Steven Kennedy (SN06349, September 2013, .pdf format, 7p.).

www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06349/carer-s-allowance-and-the-retirement-pension

CAAR – UK Office for National Statistics Statistical Bulletin – September 26, 2013

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Occupational Pension Schemes Survey, 2012,” (September 2013, .pdf and HTML format, 18p.).

www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/fi/occupational-pension-schemes-survey/2012/stb-opss-2012.html

CAAR – Table of Contents – September 26, 2013

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Ageing and Society (Vol. 33, No. 8, November 2013).

journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=ASO&volumeId=33&issueId=08&iid=9017194

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