“A Proposal to Enhance Competition and Reform Bidding in the Medicare Advantage Program,” by Steven M. Lieberman, Loren Adler, Erin Trish, Joseph Antos, John Bertko, and Paul Ginsburg (May 2018, .pdf format, 25p.).
May 11, 2018
CAAR – Brookings Institution Report – May 11, 2018
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January 26, 2018
CAAR – Lancet Article Abstract – January 26, 2018
“Respiratory and cardiovascular responses to walking down a traffic-polluted road compared with walking in a traffic-free area in participants aged 60 years and older with chronic lung or heart disease and age-matched healthy controls: a randomised, crossover study,” by Rudy Sinharay, Jicheng Gong, Benjamin Barratt, Pamela Ohman-Strickland, Sabine Ernst, Prof. Frank J. Kelly, Prof. Junfeng (Jim) Zhang, Prof. Peter Collins, Prof. Paul Cullinan, and Prof. Kian Fan Chung (Vol. 391, No. 10118, January 27, 2018, p. 339-349).
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32643-0/abstract
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January 24, 2018
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – January 24, 2018
“Cause of death patterns and people’s use of aged care: a Pathways in Aged Care analysis of 2012–14 death statistics,” (January 2018, .pdf format, 50p.).
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September 28, 2017
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article – September 28, 2017
Note: The link below is to the table of contents for the current issue of JAMA (Vol. 318, No. 12, September 26, 2017). Check with your organization’s information center for availability.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/issue/318/12
“Effect of Genotype-Guided Warfarin Dosing on Clinical Events and Anticoagulation Control Among Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
The GIFT Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Brian F. Gage, Anne R. Bass, Hannah Lin, Scott C. Woller, Scott M. Stevens, Noor Al-Hammadi, Juan Li, Tomas Rodríguez Jr, J. Philip Miller, Gwendolyn A. McMillin, Robert C. Pendleton, Amir K. Jaffer, Cristi R. King, Brandi DeVore Whipple, Rhonda Porche-Sorbet, Lynnae Napoli, Kerri Merritt, Anna M. Thompson, Gina Hyun, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Wesley Hollomon, Robert L. Barrack, Ryan M. Nunley, Gerard Moskowitz, Victor Dávila-Román, and Charles S. Eby (p. 1115-1124).
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January 26, 2017
CAAR – Nature Article Abstract – January 26, 2017
“Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia,” by Shane A. Liddelow, Kevin A. Guttenplan, Laura E. Clarke, Frederick C. Bennett, Christopher J. Bohlen, Lucas Schirmer, Mariko L. Bennett, Alexandra E. Münch, Won-Suk Chung, Todd C. Peterson, Daniel K. Wilton, Arnaud Frouin, Brooke A. Napier, Nikhil Panicker, Manoj Kumar, Marion S. Buckwalter, David H. Rowitch, Valina L. Dawson, Ted M. Dawson, Beth Stevens & Ben A. Barres (Vol. 541, No. 7638, January 26, 2017, p. 481-487).
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v541/n7638/abs/nature21029.html
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February 19, 2016
CAAR – Alliance for Aging Research Website of Interest – February 19, 2016
The Alliance for Aging Research maintains a YouTube sight with short videos on a variety of issue related to aging. Most of the videos are 10 minutes or less in length, with most focusing on health related topics. For more information go to:
Homepage:
www.youtube.com/user/allianceforaging/featured
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January 12, 2016
CAAR E-Clippings No. 3972–January 12, 2016
Current Awareness in Aging Research E-Clippings No. 3972–January 12, 2016.
US NATIONAL NEWS:
1. “Some same-sex couples stuck in Social Security limbo,” by Katie Lobosco (_CNNMoney_, January 12, 2016).
money.cnn.com/2016/01/12/retirement/social-security-same-sex-couples/
2. “How big your retirement fund should be at every age, according to one guide,” by Jonnelle Marte (_Washington Post_, January 12, 2016). Note: _WP_ may require free registration before providing articles.
www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2016/01/12/how-big-your-retirement-fund-should-be-at-every-age-according-to-one-guide/
3. “White House Launches Medicare’s Most Aggressive Accountable Care Effort Yet,” by Bruce Japsen (_Forbes_, January 12, 2016).
www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2016/01/12/white-house-launches-medicares-most-aggressive-accountable-care-effort-yet/
US STATE NEWS:
4. CONNECTICUT NEWS: “Five Nursing Homes Fined Following Two Deaths, Lapses In Care,” by Kate Parrish (_Hartford Courant_, January 12, 2016).
www.courant.com/health/hc-nursing-home-fines-0113-20160112-story.html
5. HAWAII NEWS: “Hawaii Long-Term Health-Care Bill Serves as National Model,” by Rachel M. Cohen (_American Prospect_, January 12, 2016).
prospect.org/article/hawaii-long-term-health-care-bill-serves-national-model
6. NEW JERSEY NEWS: “N.J. Assembly agrees to Christie’s changes on private-sector retirement plan,” by Samantha Marcus (_NJ.com_, January 12, 2016).
www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/01/nj_assembly_agrees_to_christies_changes_on_private.html
7. NEW JERSEY NEWS: “N.J. Legislature clears public worker pension ballot question,” by Samantha Marcus (_NJ.com_, January 12, 2016).
www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/01/nj_legislature_passes_public_worker_pension_ballot.html
8. NEW JERSEY NEWS: “N.J. lawmakers OK patient quotas for nursing home aides,” by Susan K. Livio (_NJ.com_, January 11, 2016).
www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/01/nj_lawmakers_ok_quotas_for_assistants_in_nursing_h.html
9. PENNSYLVANIA NEWS: “New accountable care organizations in region,” by Harold Brubaker (_Philadelphia Inquirer_, January 12, 2016).
www.philly.com/philly/business/20160113_New_accountable_care_organizations_in_region.html
10. UTAH NEWS: “End-of-life bill headed to Utah Legislature,” by Heidi Hatch (_KUTV_ [Salt Lake City, Utah], January 11, 2016).
kutv.com/news/local/end-of-life-bill-headed-to-utah-legislature
INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
11. ASIA NEWS: “Indonesians are well prepared for retirement, Singaporeans less so: Survey,” by Aza Wee Sile (_CNBC_, January 12, 2016).
www.cnbc.com/2016/01/11/indonesians-are-well-prepared-for-retirement-singaporeans-less-so-survey.html
12. AUSTRALIA NEWS: “Retirement calculators mislead super fund members,” by John Collett (_Age_ [Melbourne], January 13, 2016).
www.theage.com.au/money/super-and-funds/retirement-calculators-mislead-super-fund-members-20160106-gllluk.html
13. AUSTRALIA NEWS: “Tax white paper: Our pension is too mean, our super tax concessions too generous,” by Miranda Stewart and David Ingles (_Age_ [Melbourne], January 13, 2016).
www.theage.com.au/comment/tax-white-paper-our-pension-is-too-mean-our-super-tax-concessions-too-generous-20160111-gm3rds.html
14. CANADA NEWS: “Canadians lack proper access to palliative care, study finds,” by Elizabeth Church (_Globe and Mail_ [Toronto], January 12, 2016).
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadians-lack-proper-access-to-palliative-care-study-finds/article28122378/
15. GHANA NEWS: “Govt draws up national aging policy,” by Enoch Darfah Frimpong (_Graphic Online_ [Accra], January 12, 2016).
graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/56147-govt-draws-up-national-aging-policy.html
16. GREECE NEWS: “No Cuts in Greek Primary Pensions, Minister Says Ahead of Talks,” by Eleni Chrepa and Marcus Bensasson (_Bloomberg_, January 12, 2016).
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-12/no-cuts-in-greek-primary-pensions-minister-says-ahead-of-talks
17. INDIA NEWS: “PFRDA takes call centre route to push pension scheme,” (_Economic Times_ [Mumbai], January 12, 2016).
economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/50549647.cms
18. SOUTH KOREA NEWS: “Dying with dignity,” (_Korea Herald_ [Seoul], January 11, 2016). Note: This article is an editorial.
www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160111001048
19. UK NEWS: “Pension confusion among small firms,” by Kevin Peachey (_British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC] News_, January 12, 2016).
www.bbc.com/news/business-35280696
20. UK NEWS: “Social care in 2016: ‘The financial prospects could not be worse’,” by Richard Humphries (_Guardian_ [London], January 12, 2016). Note: This article is a commentary.
www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2016/jan/12/social-care-in-2016-the-financial-prospects-could-not-be-worse
MEDICAL/SCIENCE NEWS:
21. “Fear of falling: One trip can cause serious damage. Here’s how to avoid it,” by Susan Jaffe (_Washington Post_, January 11, 2016). Note: _WP_ may require free registration before providing articles.
www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fear-of-falling-one-trip-can-cause-serious-damage-heres-how-to-avoid-it/2016/01/11/fbe94564-a2a5-11e5-b53d-972e2751f433_story.html
22. “Researchers discover novel factor in Parkinson’s disease,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], January 12, 2016).
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-01/bumc-rdn011216.php
23. “Key to the development of fundamental treatment methods for Parkinson’s disease,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], January 11, 2016).
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-01/ou-ktt011116.php
24. “Heart valves made from tissue rather than metal may be better for middle-aged patients,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], January 12, 2016).
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-01/ehs-hvm010816.php
25. “New University of Alberta study challenges ‘mid-life crisis’ theory,” (Eurekalert [American Association for the Advancement of Science], January 12, 2016).
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-01/uoa-nuo011116.php
26. “Malnutrition Prevalent Among Elderly Latinos: Study,” by Rachel Cruz (_Latinos Health_, January 12, 2016).
www.latinoshealth.com/articles/15587/20160112/malnutrition-prevalent-among-elderly-latinos-study.htm
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June 22, 2015
February 5, 2015
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – February 15, 2015
A. “Light Intensity Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Relation to Body Mass Index and Grip Strength in Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) Study,” by David Bann, Don Hire, Todd Manini, Rachel Cooper, Anda Botoseneanu, Mary M. McDermott, Marco Pahor, Nancy W. Glynn, Roger Fielding, Abby C. King, Timothy Church, Walter T. Ambrosius, Thomas Gill, for the LIFE Study Group (PLoS ONE 10(2): e0116058. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116058, HTML, XLM, and .pdf format, 13p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116058
B. “Treatment Strategies and Survival of Older Breast Cancer Patients – An International Comparison between the Netherlands and Ireland,” by Mandy Kiderlen, Paul M. Walsh, Esther Bastiaannet, Maria B. Kelly, Riccardo A. Audisio, Petra G. Boelens, Chris Brown, Olaf M. Dekkers, Anton J. M. de Craen, Cornelis J. H. van de Velde, and Gerrit-Jan Liefers (PLoS ONE 10(2): e0118074. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118074, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0118074
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November 21, 2014
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Reports – November 21, 2014
A. “Rx Price Watch Report: Brand Name Prescription Drug Prices Continue to Increase,” by Dr. Stephen W. Schondelmeyer and Leigh Purvis (November 2014, .pdf format, 38p.).
www.aarp.org/health/drugs-supplements/info-08-2010/rx_price_watch.html
B. “2014–2015 Winter Heating Costs for Older and Low-Income Households,” by Ann McLarty Jackson and Neal Walters (November 2014, .pdf format, 8p.).
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November 6, 2014
CAAR – Center for Health Care Strategies Brief – November 6, 2014
“Risk Stratification to Inform Care Management for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees: State Strategies,” by Brianna Ensslin and Sarah Barth (November 2014, .pdf format, 9p.).
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August 5, 2014
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – August 5, 2014
“Gait Velocity Is an Indicator of Cognitive Performance in Healthy Middle-Aged Adults,” by Artin Jabourian, Sylvie Lancrenon, Catherine Delva, Alain Perreve-Genet, Jean-Pierre Lablanchy, and Maritza Jabourian (PLoS ONE 9(8): e103211. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103211, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0103211
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July 31, 2014
CAAR – United Nations Development Programme Paper – July 31, 2014
“Life Cycle Transitions and Vulnerabilities in Old Age: A Review,” by Asghar Zaidi (July 2014, .pdf format, 48p.).
hdr.undp.org/en/content/life-cycle-transitions-and-vulnerabilities-old-age-review
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June 25, 2014
CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – June 25, 2014
“State of Play: Brain Injuries and Diseases of Aging,” a hearing held June 25, 2014 (witness statements avialable in .pdf format, full video of the hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 28 minutes). Note: The hearing begins at the 16:01 mark.
www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/state-of-play-brain-injuries-and-diseases-of-aging
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March 13, 2014
CAAR – Demographic Research Article – March 13, 2014
“Education, Elderly Health, and Differential Population Aging in South Korea: A Demographic Approach,” by Bongoh Kye, Erika Arenas, Graciela Teruel, and Luis Rubalcava (Vol. 30, Article 26, March 2014, .pdf format, p. 753-794).
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January 14, 2014
CAAR – British Medical Journal Articles – January 14, 2014
A. “Hospital readmission performance and patterns of readmission: retrospective cohort study of Medicare admissions,” by Kumar Dharmarajan, Angela F. Hsieh, Zhenqiu Lin, Hector Bueno, Joseph S. Ross, Leora I. Horwitz, Jose Augusto Barreto-Filho, Nancy Kim, Lisa G. Suter, Susannah M. Bernheim, Elizabeth E. Drye, and Harlan M. Krumholz (Vol. 348, No. 7940, January 11, 2014, BMJ 2013;347:f6571, .pdf and HTML format).
www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f6571
B. “Effect of socioeconomic disparities on incidence of dementia among biracial older adults: prospective study,” by Kristine Yaffe, Cherie Falvey, Tamara B. Harris, Anne Newman, Suzanne Satterfield, Annemarie Koster, Hilsa Ayonayon, and Eleanor Simonsick (Vol. 348, No. 7940, January 11, 2014, BMJ 2013;347:f7051, .pdf and HTML format).
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December 5, 2013
CAAR – US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health Hearing Testimony – December 5, 2013
“Medicare Advantage: What Beneficiaries Should Expect Under the President’s Health Care Plan,” a hearing held December 4, 2013 (witness statements in .pdf format).
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November 4, 2013
CAAR – Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Data Release – November 4, 2013
ICPSR’s National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging announced the release of the following new dataset that may be of interest to researchers of aging on Nov. 3, 2013. Note: Some ICPSR studies are available only to ICPSR member institutions. To find out whether your organization is a member, and whether or not it supports ICPSR Direct downloading, see:
www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/administration/institutions
– WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE): Wave 0, 2002-2004 (ICPSR 28502)
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September 30, 2013
CAAR – University of California at Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research Policy Brief – September 30, 2013
“The Home Care Industry in California Is Growing and Largely Unregulated,” by Nadereh Pourat (September 2013, .pdf format, 4p.).
healthpolicy.ucla.edu/publications/search/pages/detail.aspx?PubID=1216
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CAAR – US National Institute on Aging Press Release – September 30, 2013
“Aging with HIV: Responding to an emerging challenge,” (September 30, 2013).
www.nia.nih.gov/newsroom/features/aging-hiv-responding-emerging-challenge
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September 17, 2013
CAAR – University of Wisconsin Center for Demography and Ecology Working Paper – September 17, 2013
“Frailty in Transition: Variation and Vulnerability in Aging Populations,” by Michal Engelman, Vladimir Canudas-Romo and Emily M. Agree (2013-10, 2013, .pdf format, 34p.).
Abstract:
This paper asks how the demographic and epidemiologic transitions of the past century and a half have influenced patterns of survival and health in aging populations. We hypothesize that survival improvements at younger ages may yield an older population with a more heterogeneous health profile relative to previous cohorts with higher early-life mortality. To test this hypothesis, we develop a theoretical and statistical rationale for a frailty model designed to examine changes in the composition of successive aging cohorts. The model incorporates a cohort-specific frailty indicator into an equation describing the mortality hazard trajectory across the full lifespan, and its parameters are estimated using life table data for cohorts born 1885-1919. The findings indicate that more recent cohorts are more homogeneous with respect to the timing of mortality than earlier ones – but also less selected, as death culls fewer individuals in early life. We argue that due to ongoing survival improvements, delayed mortality selection has shifted disparities into later life, where they manifest in increasing mortality variability and growing heterogeneity in health.
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August 6, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – August 6, 2013
A. “Associations of Proanthocyanidin Intake with Renal Function and Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Women,” by Kerry L. Ivey, Joshua R. Lewis, Wai H. Lim, Ee M. Lim, Jonathan M. Hodgson, and Richard L. Prince (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71166. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071166, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071166
B. “Adverse Drug Events in Older Hospitalized Patients: Results and Reliability of a Comprehensive and Structured Identification Strategy,” by Joanna E. Klopotowska, Peter C. Wierenga, Clementine C. M. Stuijt, Lambertus Arisz, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Paul F. M. Kuks, Henk Asscheman, Sophia E. de Rooij, Loraine Lie-A-Huen, and Susanne M. Smorenburg, on behalf of the WINGS Study Group (PLoS ONE 8(8): e71045. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071045, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0071045
C. “Dynamic Parameters of Balance Which Correlate to Elderly Persons with a History of Falls,” by Jesse W. Muir, Douglas P. Kiel, Marian Hannan, Jay Magaziner, and Clinton T. Rubin (PLoS ONE 8(8): e70566. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070566, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0070566
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February 28, 2013
CAAR – Tables of Contents – February 28, 2013
American Journal of Epidemeology (Vol. 177, No. 5, Mar. 1, 2013).
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January 11, 2013
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Statistical Supplement – January 11, 2013
CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement has recently been updated (2012 edition, tables available in .zip compressed .pdf and Microsoft Excel format):
– Medicare Short Stay Hospitals (tables 5.1 – 5.12).
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September 26, 2012
CAAR – Science Magazine Perspective Article Abstract – September 26, 2012
“Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Dennis J. Selkoe (Vol. 337, No. 6101, Sep. 21, 2012, p. 1488-1492).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 26, 2012
A. “Resting-State Network Disruption and APOE Genotype in Alzheimer’s Disease: A lagged Functional Connectivity Study,” by Leonides Canuet, Ivan Tellado, Veronica Couceiro, Carmen Fraile1, Lucia Fernandez-Novoa, Ryouhei Ishii, Masatoshi Takeda, and Ramon Cacabelos (PLoS ONE 7(9): e46289. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046289, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0046289
B. “Free Cholesterol Induces Higher beta-Sheet Content in A{beta} Peptide Oligomers by Aromatic Interaction with Phe19,” by Xiaolin Zhou and Jie Xu (PLoS ONE 7(9): e46245. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046245, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0046245
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May 1, 2012
CAAR – MetLife Mature Market Institute Report – May 1, 2012
“Transitioning into Retirement: The MetLife Study of Baby Boomers at 65,” (April 2012, .pdf format, 23p.).
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