“What Explains Differences in Public Pension Returns Since 2001?” by Jean-Pierre, Aubry Anq Chen, Alicia H. Munnell, and Kevin Wandrei (SLP No. 60, July 2018, .pdf format, 18p.).
What Explains Differences in Public Pension Returns Since 2001?
July 12, 2018
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – July 12, 2018
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – July 12, 2018
“Medigap Enrollment and Consumer Protections Vary Across States,” by Cristina Boccuti, Gretchen Jacobson, Kendal Orgera, and Tricia Neuman (July 2018, .pdf format, 15p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/medigap-enrollment-and-consumer-protections-vary-across-states/
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CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstracts – July 12, 2018
A. “Identification and nanomechanical characterization of the fundamental single-strand protofilaments of amyloid {alpha}-synuclein fibrils,” by Francesco Simone Ruggeri, Fabrizio Benedetti, Tuomas P. J. Knowles, Hilal A. Lashuel, Sergey Sekatskii, and Giovanni Dietler (Vol. 115 No. 28, July 10, 2018, p. 7230-7235).
www.pnas.org/content/115/28/7230
B. “Declining mental health among disadvantaged Americans,” by Noreen Goldman, Dana A. Glei, and Maxine Weinstein (Vol. 115 No. 28, July 10, 2018, p. 7290-7295).
www.pnas.org/content/115/28/7290
C. “Amyloid clearance defect in ApoE4 astrocytes is reversed by epigenetic correction of endosomal pH,” by Hari Prasad and Rajini Rao (Vol. 115 No. 28, July 10, 2018, p. E6640-E6649).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – July 12, 2018
“Cognitive frailty predicting all-cause mortality among community-living older adults in Taiwan: A 4-year nationwide population-based cohort study,” by Wei-Ju Lee, Li-Ning Peng, Chih-Kuang Liang, Ching-Hui Loh, and Liang-Kung Chen (PLoS ONE 13(7): e0200447. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200447, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0200447
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CAAR – Nature Medicine Letter Abstract – July 12, 2018
“Block of A1 astrocyte conversion by microglia is neuroprotective in models of Parkinson’s disease,” by Seung Pil Yun, Tae-In Kam, Nikhil Panicker, SangMin Kim, Yumin Oh, Jong-Sung Park, Seung-Hwan Kwon, Yong Joo Park, Senthilkumar S. Karuppagounder, Hyejin Park, Sangjune Kim, Nayeon Oh, Nayoung Alice Kim, Saebom Lee, Saurav Brahmachari, Xiaobo Mao, Jun Hee Lee, Manoj Kumar, Daniel An, Sung-Ung Kang, Yunjong Lee, Kang Choon Lee, Dong Hee Na, Donghoon Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Viktor V. Roschke, Shane A. Liddelow, Zoltan Mari, Ben A. Barres, Valina L. Dawson, Seulki Lee, Ted M. Dawson & Han Seok Ko (Vol. 24, No. 7, July 2018, p. 931-938).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – July 12, 2018
Ageing and Society (Vol. 38, No. 8, August 2018).
www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/issue/ACEF40BA7DD4BBB911C68F454BA4F393
Journal of Pension Economics & Finance (Vol. 17, No. 3, July 2018).
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July 10, 2018
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – July 10, 2018
“Medicare: Small and Rural Practices’ Experiences in Previous Programs and Expected Performance in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System,” (GAO-18-428, May 2018, .pdf format, 49p.).
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity – July 10, 2018
“Prevention Research in Mid-Life Adults (R01 Clinical Trial Optional),” (PA-18-849, a reissue of PA-18-134, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines Feb. 5, June 5, and Oct. 5). Note: There is a related funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “Prevention Research in Mid-Life Adults (R21 Clinical Trial Optional),” (PA-18-850).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-849.html
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – July 10, 2018
“Soluble amyloid-beta buffering by plaques in Alzheimer disease dementia versus high-pathology controls,” by Thomas J. Esparza, Mihika Gangolli, Nigel J. Cairns, and David L. Brody (PLoS ONE 13(7): e0200251. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200251, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0200251
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CAAR – International Longevity Centre [UK] Report – July 10, 2018
“An economic analysis of flu vaccination,” by Ben Franklin and Dean Hochlaf (July 2018, .pdf format, 21p.).
www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/publication_details/economic_analysis_of_flu
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CAAR – Table of Contents – July 10, 2018
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 64, No. 3, 2018).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/64/3
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July 9, 2018
CAAR – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Report – July 9, 2018
“Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System,” (June 2018, .pdf format, 383p.).
www.medpac.gov/docs/default-source/reports/jun18_medpacreporttocongress_sec.pdf
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CAAR – US Administration for Community Living Funding Opportunity – July 9, 2018
“Information and Planning: Understanding the Capacity of the Aging Network,” (HHS-2018-ACL-AOA-PPUC-0297, application deadline August 6, 2018).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=301901
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CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Data Release – July 9, 2018
Working Trajectories in the HRS (V1.0) – July 3, 2018
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CAAR -Tables of Contents – July 9, 2018
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias (Vol. 33, No. 5, August 2018).
journals.sagepub.com/toc/ajae/33/5
Dementia (Vol. 17, No. 5, July 2018).
journals.sagepub.com/toc/dema/17/5
Journals of Gerontology (A): Biological Sciences (Vol. 73A, No. 8, August 2018).
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July 3, 2018
CAAR – University of Wisconsin Institute on Aging Conference – July 3, 2018
“30th Annual Colloquium On Aging,” (October 25, 2018, 8am-1:30pm, Madison, Wisconsin, registration opens Aug. 6, 2018). Students and advanced trainees can also apply for the $300 New Investigator Award (application deadline July 22, 2018). For information about registration, go to:
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – July 3, 2018
A. “NIA AD/ADRD Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory (U54 – Clinical Trial Required),” (RFA-AG-19-009, National Institute on Aging, application deadline September 6, 2018).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-19-009.html
B. “Integrative Omics to Enhance Therapeutics Development for Healthy Aging (UH2/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-AG-19-011, National Institute on Aging, application deadline November 14, 2018).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-19-011.html
C. “The National Health and Aging Trends Study (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-AG-19-019, a reissue of RFA-AG-08-007, National Institute on Aging, application deadline October 1, 2018).
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July 2, 2018
CAAR – Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute for Economic Research (CESifo) [Munich, Bavaria, Germany] Working Paper – July 2, 2018
“Uncertain Altruism and Non-Linear Long-Term Care Policies,” by Chiara Canta and Helmuth Cremer (CESifo Working Paper No. 7129, June 2018, .pdf format, 28p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – July 2, 2018
“Emotional cues from expressive behavior of women and men with Parkinson’s disease,” by Shu-Mei Wang and Linda Tickle-Degnen (PLoS ONE 13(7): e0199886. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199886, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 20p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0199886
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June 29, 2018
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – June 29, 2018
“Opioid Use in Medicare Part D Remains Concerning,” (OEI-02-18-00220, June 2018, .pdf format, 23p.).
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June 28, 2018
CAAR – Science Report Abstracts – June 28, 2018
A. “The plateau of human mortality: Demography of longevity pioneers,” by Elisabetta Barbi, Francesco Lagona, Marco Marsili, James W. Vaupel, and Kenneth W. Wachter (Vol. 360, No. 6396, June 29, 2018, p. 1459-1461).
science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6396/1459
B. “Predictive modeling of U.S. health care spending in late life,” by Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Ziad Obermeyer (Vol. 360, No. 6396, June 29, 2018, p. 1462-1465).
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CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – June 28, 2018
“Do Young Adults with Student Debt Save Less for Retirement?” by Matthew S. Rutledge, Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher, and Francis M. Vitagliano (IB No. 18-13, June 2018, .pdf and Excel format, 8p.).
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CAAR – Dementia Australia Report – June 28, 2018
“Palliative Care and Dementia,” by Deborah Parker, Joanne Lewis, and Kelly Gourlay (Paper Number 43, June 2018, .pdf format, 33p.).
www.dementia.org.au/files/documents/Dementia-Australia-Numbered-Publication-43.pdf
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CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – June 28, 2018
“Current Population Survey: Issues Continue for Retirement Plan Participation and Retiree Income Estimates,” by Craig Copeland (EBRI Issue Brief No. 452, June 2018, .pdf format, 17p.).
www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3644
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CAAR – Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief – June 28, 2018
“Designing a Medicare Help at Home Benefit: Lessons from Maryland’s Community First Choice Program,” by Karen Davis, Amber Willink, Ian Stockwell, Kaitlyn Whiton, Julia Burgdorf, and Cynthia Woodcock (June 2018, .pdf and HTML format, 9p.).
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June 27, 2018
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – June 27, 2018
“Part D Plans Generally Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligibles: 2018,” (OEI-05-18-00240, June 2018, .pdf format, 32p.).
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CAAR – US Administration for Community Living Funding Opportunity – June 27, 2018
“Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations in National Disasters Declared by the President,” (HHS-2018-ACL-AOA-DASG-0237, application deadline September 14, 2018).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=298224
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CAAR – Canadian Institute for Health Information/Institut Canadien D’information Sur La Sante Report – June 27, 2018
“Dementia in Canada,” (June 2018, HTML format).
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CAAR – Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data Release – June 27, 2018
The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new MEPS data file (June 2018, 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-188G: 2016 Office-Based Medical Provider Visits File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-188G
– MEPS HC-188F: 2016 Outpatient Visits File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-188F
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CAAR – Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging [University of Southern California] Brief – June 27, 2018
“A Class for Families Caring for Loved Ones with Memory Loss: Findings from Savvy Express,” (June 2018, .pdf format, 2p.).
roybal.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Savvy-Express-Info-Sheet-Updated-Final.pdf
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CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – June 27, 2018
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Cross-State Variation in Health Care Utilization of SSDI Beneficiaries: Evidence from Medicare Claims,” by Joyce Manchester (w24759, June 2018, .pdf format, 30p.).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 27, 2018
Age and Ageing (Vol. 47, No. 4, July 2018).
academic.oup.com/ageing/issue/47/4
Ageing and Society (Vol. 38, No. 7, July 2018).
www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/issue/64DE4DDA7CA35339849D9195C2D33E0E
Research on Aging (Vol. 40, No. 7, August 2018).
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June 26, 2018
CAAR – US Senate Committee on Finance Hearing Testimony – June 26, 2018
“Prescription Drug Affordability and Innovation: Addressing Challenges in Today’s Market,” a hearing held June 26, 2018 (witness statement available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 2 hours 13 minutes). Note: The hearing begins at the 20:25 mark.
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CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – June 26, 2018
“Education, Intelligence and Diseases in Old Age,” by Gianmaria Niccodemi and Govert Bijwaard (Discussion Paper No. 11605, June 2018, .pdf format, 33p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
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CAAR – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Monograph – June 26, 2018
Future Directions for the Demography of Aging: Proceedings of a Workshop, edited by Mark D. Hayward and Malay K. Majmundar (National Academies Press, 2018, 408p., OpenBook and .pdf format). Note: More information, including purchasing information, for a print copy is available at the site. NAP requires free registration before providing a .pdf copy.
www.nap.edu/catalog/25064/future-directions-for-the-demography-of-aging-proceedings-of-a
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CAAR – International Longevity Centre [UK] Report – June 26, 2018
“The Future of Adult Immunisation,” by David Sinclair (June 2018, .pdf format, 15p.).
www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/publication_details/the_future_of_adult_immunisation
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 26, 2018
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 64, No. 2, 2018).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/64/2
Journal of Elder Abuse (Vol. 30, No. 3, 2018).
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June 25, 2018
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – June 25, 2018
A. “Administrative Supplements to Promote Diversity in Research and Development Small Businesses-SBIR/STTR (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PA-18-837, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, Applications are accepted on a rolling basis at any time starting 30 days after the Open Date until the expiration date (Sept. 5, 2021)).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-837.html
B. “High-Priority Behavioral and Social Research Networks (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-AG-19-015, National Institute on Aging, application deadline Feb. 1, 2019).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-19-015.html
C. “High-Priority Behavioral and Social Research Networks in Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-AG-19-016, National Institute on Aging, application deadline Feb. 1, 2018).
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CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Report – June 25, 2018
“The Livability Index 2018 Transforming Communities for All Ages,” by Jana Lynott, Rodney Harrell, Shannon Guzman and Brad Gudzinas (June 2018, .pdf format, 19p.).
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – June 25, 2018
“The Facts on Medicare Spending and Financing,” by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman (June 2018, .pdf format, 8p.)
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/the-facts-on-medicare-spending-and-financing/
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CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Reports – June 25, 2018
A. “Employers’ Pension Provision Survey 2017,” (Research Report No. 964, June 2018, .pdf format, 92p.).
www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-pension-provision-survey-2017
B. “Automatic enrolment: quantitative research with small and micro employers,” (Research Report No. 960, June 2018, .pdf format, 103p.).
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June 21, 2018
CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy Working Paper, Periodicals – June 21, 2018
A. “Correlation Patterns between Primary and Secondary Diagnosis Codes in the Social Security Disability Programs,” by Javier Meseguer (ORES Working Paper No. 113, June 2018, .pdf format, 87p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/workingpapers/wp113.html
B. International Update, June 2018 (June 2018, .pdf format, 3p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2018-06/index.html
C. SSI Monthly Statistics, May 2018 (June 2018, .pdf and HTML format).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_monthly/2018-05/index.html
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CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – June 21, 2018
“What’s in the Administration’s 5-Part Plan for Medicare Part D and What Would it Mean for Beneficiaries and Program Savings?” by Juliette Cubanski (June 2018, .pdf format, 6p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – June 21, 2018
“Time-varying effects of socio-demographic and economic factors on the use of institutional long-term care before dementia-related death: A Finnish register-based study,” by Kaarina Korhonen, Elina Einiö, Taina Leinonen, Lasse Tarkiainen, and Pekka Martikainen (PLoS ONE 13(6): e0199551. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199551, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 16p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0199551
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CAAR – Table of Contents – June 21, 2018
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 26, No. 7, July 2018).
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June 20, 2018
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – June 20, 2018
“Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R01 Clinical Trials Optional),” (PAR-18-835, a reissue of PAR-17-314, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application due dates Nov. 7, 2018 and Nov. 7, 2019). Note: There is a related funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R21 Clinical Trial Optional),” (PAR-18-836).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-836.html
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CAAR – Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute for Economic Research (CESifo) [Munich, Bavaria, Germany] Working Paper – June 20, 2018
“Long Term Care Risk Misperceptions,” by Martin Boyer, Philippe De Donder (Website), Claude Fluet, Marie-Louise Leroux, and Pierre-Carl Michaud (CESifo Working Paper No. 7100, June 2018, .pdf format, 38p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
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