“26th Annual Colloquium On Aging,” (Sept. 30, 2014, Madison, Wisconsin). Note: Registration for the Colloquium is expected to open in early August.
June 27, 2014
CAAR – University of Wisconsin Institute on Aging Conference – June 27, 2014
CAAR – Rand Corporation Working Paper – June 27, 2014
“Estimating Intensive and Extensive Tax Responsiveness: Do Older Workers Respond to Income Taxes?” by Abby Alpert, David Powell (WR987-1, May 2014, .pdf format, 70p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
CAAR – Institute for Fiscal Studies [London, UK] Working Paper – June 27, 2014
“Modelling work, health, care and income in the older population. The IFS retirement simulator (RetSim),” by James Browne , Carl Emmerson , Katy Heald and Andrew Hood (w14/12, June 2014, .pdf format, 112p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
CAAR – Family Caregiver Alliance Funding Opportunity – June 27, 2014
“2014 Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards,” (June 2014). Note: The deadline for applications is August 22, 2014.
June 26, 2014
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Report – June 26, 2014
“The Fraud Prevention System Identified Millions in Medicare Savings, but the Department Could Strengthen Savings Data by Improving Its Procedures,” (June 2014, .pdf format, 17p.).
CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Report – June 26, 2014
“Prevalence of Incontinence Among Older Americans,” by Yelena Gorina, Susan Schappert, Anita Bercovitz, Nazik Elgaddal, and Ellen Kramarow (Vital and Health Statistics, Series 3, No. 36, June 2014, .pdf format, 24p.).
CAAR – US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Articles – June 26, 2014
A. “Ever Enrolled Medicare Population Estimates from the MCBS Access to Care Files,” by Jason Petroski, David Ferraro, and Adam Chu (Medicare and Medicaid Research Review, Vol. 4, No. 2, June 2014, .pdf format, 16p.).
www.cms.gov/mmrr/Articles/A2014/MMRR2014_004_02_a05.html
B. “Medicare’s Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS): Quality Measurement and Beneficiary Attribution,” by Bryan Dowd, Chia-hsuan Li, Tami Swenson, Robert Coulam, and Jesse Levy (Medicare and Medicaid Research Review, Vol. 4, No. 2, June 2014, .pdf format, 14p.).
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – June 26, 2014
“Lifting the Burden: State Care of the Elderly and Labor Supply of Adult Children,” by Katrine Vellesen Loken, Shelly Lundberg, and Julie Riise (Discussion Paper No. 8267, June 2014, .pdf format, 43p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=8267
CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Data Release – June 26, 2014
The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Health and Retirement Study has announced the release of the following data file:
– RAND Enhanced Fat Files Release for the 2010 Core Wave (Final, v4.0) (June 25, 2014).
hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news368
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Report – June 26, 2014
“Summer Cooling Costs and Older Households,” by Ann McLarty Jackson and Neal Walters (June 2014, .pdf format, 7p.).
CAAR – Center for Health Policy Research [University of California-Los Angeles] Policy Note – June 26, 2014
“Smooth Landing?: How California Can Ensure Continuity of Care for Vulnerable Seniors Transitioning to Managed Care,” by Kathryn G. Kietzman, Jacqueline Torres , Charlene Chang, Tina Duyen Tran, and Steven P. Wallace (June 2014, .pdf format, 8p.).
healthpolicy.ucla.edu/publications/search/pages/detail.aspx?PubID=1289
CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 26, 2014
Educational Gerontology (Vol. 40, No. 12, December 2014).
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/uedg/2014/00000040/00000012
International Psychogeriatrics (Vol. 26, No. 8, August 2014).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=IPG&volumeId=26&issueId=08&iid=9291502
Journal of Applied Gerontology (Vol. 33, No. 5, August 2014).
June 25, 2014
CAAR – US House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing Testimony – June 25, 2014
“Medicare Program Integrity: Screening Out Errors, Fraud, and Abuse,” 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 57 minutes).
energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/medicare-program-integrity-screening-out-errors-fraud-and-abuse
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
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Papers – June 25, 2014
A. “Early Retirement and Post Retirement Health,” by Daniel Hallberg, Per Johansson, and Malin Josephson (Discussion Paper No. 8260, June 2014, .pdf format, 42p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=8260
B. “The Power of the Little Blue Pill: Innovations and Implications of Life Style Drugs in an Aging Population,” by Jacob LaRiviere and Hendrik Wolff (Discussion Paper No. 8261, June 2014, .pdf format, 39p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=8261
CAAR – Population Reference Bureau Article – June 25, 2014
“No One-Size-Fits-All Path to a Secure Retirement for U.S. Elderly,” by Paola Scommegna (June 2014).
www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2014/us-elderly-retirement.aspx
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – June 25, 2014
A. “Amyloid Beta-Mediated Epigenetic Alteration of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 Controls Cell Survival in Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Hye Youn Sung, Eun Nam Choi, Dahyun Lyu, Inhee Mook-Jung, and Jung-Hyuck Ahn ( PLoS ONE 9(6): e99047. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099047, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0099047
B. “N-Terminal Truncated UCH-L1 Prevents Parkinson’s Disease Associated Damage,” by Hee-Jung Kim, Hyun Jung Kim, Jae-Eun Jeong, Jeong Yeob Baek, Jaeho Jeong, Sun Kim, Young-Mee Kim, Youhwa Kim, Jin Han Nam, Sue Hee Huh, Jawon Seo, Byung Kwan Jin, and Kong-Joo Lee (PLoS ONE 9(6): e99654. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099654, XML, HMTL, and .pdf format, 17p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0099654
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstract – June 25, 2014
“Abrogation of {alpha}-synuclein–mediated dopaminergic neurodegeneration in LRRK2-deficient rats,” by Joao P. L. Daher, Laura A. Volpicelli-Daley, Jonathan P. Blackburn, Mark S. Moehle, and Andrew B. West (Vol. 111, No. 2, June 24, 2014, p. 9289-9294).
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – June 25, 2014
“Anesthesia Technique, Mortality, and Length of Stay After Hip Fracture Surgery,” by Mark D. Neuman, Paul R. Rosenbaum, Justin M. Ludwig, Jose R. Zubizarreta, and Jeffrey H. Silber (Vol. 311, No. 24, June 25, 2014, p. 2508-2517). Note: The following is a link to the table of contents of the current JAMA issue.
CAAR – Australian Bureau of Statistics Data Tables – June 25, 2014
“Caring in the Community, Australia, 2012,” (June 2014, Excel and zipped Excel format).
CAAR – Table of Contents – June 25, 2014
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 41, No. 2, 2014).
June 24, 2014
CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 24, 2014
Age and Ageing (Vol. 43, Supplement 1, June 2014, Vol. 43, No. 4, July 2014).
July 2014:
ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/43/4?etoc
The topic of the supplement is “British Geriatrics Society Communications to the Autumn Meeting 20-23 November 2013.”
June 23, 2014
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – June 23, 2014
“Medicaid: Financial Characteristics of Approved Applicants and Methods Used to Reduce Assets to Qualify for Nursing Home Coverage,” (GAO-14-473, May 2014, .pdf format, 52p.).
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – June 23, 2014
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Visual Tools and Narratives: New Ways to Improve Financial Literacy,” by Annamaria Lusardi, Anya Savikhin Samek, Arie Kapteyn, Lewis Glinert, Angela Hung, and Aileen Heinberg (w20229, June 2014, .pdf format, 39p.).
CAAR – Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data – June 23, 2014
Healthcare Research and Quality has released a new MEPS data file (June 2014, 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-152H: 2012 Home Health File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-152H
– MEPS HC-152C: 2012 Other Medical Expenses File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-152C
– MEPS HC-152B: 2012 Dental Visits File
meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-152B
June 20, 2014
CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Data Release – June 20, 2014
The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Health and Retirement Study has announced the release of the following data file:
– HRS 2012 Post-Exit (Final, Version 1.0) (Jun. 19, 2014).
hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news367
CAAR – Australia Productive Ageing Centre Report – June 20, 2014
“Downsizing Decisions of Senior Australians: What are the Motivating and Discouraging Factors?” by Tim Adair, Ruth Williams and Thoa Menyen (June 2014, .pdf format, 23p.).
www.productiveageing.com.au/userfiles/file/0514775PAC_FactorsInfluencingDownsizing_Report%20Final(1).pdf
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – June 20, 2014
“Oxidative Damage and Autophagy in the Human Trabecular Meshwork as Related with Ageing,” by Alessandra Pulliero, Anke Seydel, Anna Camoirano, Sergio Claudio Sacca, Marco Sandri, and Alberto Izzotti (PLoS ONE 9(6): e98106. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098106, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0098106
CAAR – British Medical Journal Article – June 20, 2014
“Vitamin D and mortality: meta-analysis of individual participant data from a large consortium of cohort studies from Europe and the United States,” by Ben Schottker, Rolf Jorde, Anne Peasey, Barbara Thorand, Eugene H. J. M. Jansen, Lisette de Groot, Martinette Streppel, Julian Gardiner, Jose Manuel Ordonez-Mena, Laura Perna, Tom Wilsgaard, Wolfgang Rathmann, Edith Feskens, Ellen Kampman, Galatios Siganos, Inger Njolstad, Ellisiv Bogeberg Mathiesen, Ruzena Kubínova, Andrzej Pajak, Roman Topor-Madry, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Maria Hughes, Frank Kee, Martin Bobak, Antonia Trichopoulou, Paolo Boffetta, Hermann Brenner, on behalf of the Consortium on Health and Ageing: Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES) (Vol. 348, No. 7963, BMJ 2014;348:g3656, .pdf and HTML format).
CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 20, 2014
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (Vol. 29, No. 4, June 2014).
aja.sagepub.com/content/29/4.toc
Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement (Vol. 33, No. 2, June 2014).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=CJG&volumeId=33&issueId=02&iid=9285657
Educational Gerontology (Vol. 40, No. 11, November 2014).
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/uedg/2014/00000040/00000011
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity (Vol. 22, No. 3, July 2014).
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General Reports – June 20, 2014
A. “Performance Data for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects: June 2014 Performance Report” (OEI-02-14-00140, June 2014, .pdf format, 91p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-02-14-00140.asp
B. “Medicare Market Share of Mail Order Diabetes Test Strips From July-September 2013” (OEI-04-13-00680, June 2014, .pdf format, 11p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-13-00680.asp
C. “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Paid Medicare Advantage Organizations for Services Provided to Beneficiaries Confined in Mental Health Facilities for Court-Ordered Purposes” (A-07-13-06043, June 2014, .pdf format, 9p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region7/71306043.asp
D. “Part D Plans Generally Include Drugs Commonly Used by Dual Eligibles: 2014” (OEI-05-14-00170, June 2014, .pdf format, 27p.).
June 19, 2014
CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Report – June 19, 2014
“At the Crossroads: Providing Long-Term Services and Supports at a Time of High Demand and Fiscal Constraint,” by Diana Scully, Eunhee (Grace) Cho, John Michael Hall, Kelsey Walter, Jenna Walls, Wendy Fox-Grage and Kathleen Ujvari (June 2014, .pdf format, 53p.).
CAAR – Eurofound Brief – June 19, 2014
“Foundation Findings: Work preferences after 50,” (June 2014, .pdf format, 24p.).
CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 19, 2014
Gerontechnology (Vol. 12, No. 4, 2014).
gerontechnology.info/index.php/journal/issue/view/gt.2014.12.04.000.00
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 41, No. 1, June 2014).
CAAR – Tables of Contents – June 19, 2014
American Journal of Public Health (Vol. 104, No. 5, Supplement 3, May, June 2014).
May 2014:
ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/104/5
June 2014:
ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/104/S3
Journal of Aging and Health (Vo. 26, No. 3, April 2014).
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article – June 19, 2014
“Metformin promotes lifespan through mitohormesis via the peroxiredoxin PRDX-2,” by Wouter De Haes, Lotte Frooninckx, Roel Van Assche, Arne Smolders, Geert Depuydt, Johan Billen, Bart P. Braeckman, Liliane
Schoofs, and Liesbet Temmerman (Vol. 111, No. 24, Jun. 17, 2014, p. e2501-e2509).
CAAR – Nature Letter Abstract – June 19, 2014
“The metabolite a-ketoglutarate extends lifespan by inhibiting ATP synthase and TOR,” by Randall M. Chin, Xudong Fu, Melody Y. Pai, Laurent Vergnes, Heejun Hwang, Gang Deng, Simon Diep, Brett Lomenick, Vijaykumar S. Meli, Gabriela C. Monsalve, Eileen Hu, Stephen A. Whelan, Jennifer X. Wang, Gwanghyun Jung, Gregory M. Solis, Farbod Fazlollahi, Chitrada Kaweeteerawat, Austin Quach, Mahta Nili, Abby S. Krall, Hilary A. Godwin, Helena R. Chang, Kym F. Faull, Feng Guo, Meisheng Jiang, Sunia A. Trauger, Alan Saghatelian, Daniel Braas, Heather R. Christofk, Catherine F. Clarke, Michael A. Teitell, Michael Petrascheck, Karen Reue, Michael E. Jung, Alison R. Frand, and Jing Huang (Vol. 510, No. 7505, doi:10.1038/nature13264, Jun. 19, 2014, p. 397-401).
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v510/n7505/full/nature13264.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20140619
June 18, 2014
CAAR – US House Committee on Ways and Means Hearing Testimony – June 18, 2014
“Hearing on MedPAC’s June Report to Congress,” a hearing held June 18, 2014 (witness statements available in .pdf format).
waysandmeans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=384202
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Seniorhealth Website Update – June 18, 2014
US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Seniorhealth Website Update: A section on ‘Quitting Smoking for Older Adults‘ has been added to NIHSeniorHealth.
nihseniorhealth.gov/quittingsmoking/quittingwhenyoureolder/01.html
NIHSeniorHealth:
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstract – June 18, 2014
“Synaptic function of nicastrin in hippocampal neurons,” by Sang Hun Lee, Manu Sharma, Thomas C. Sudhof, and Jie Shen (Vol. 111, No. 24, June 17, 2014, p. 8973-8978)
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – June 18, 2014
“Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Age-Related and Anterior Polar Cataracts in a Korean Population,” by Kyung-Sun Na, Yong-Gyu Park, Kyungdo Han, Jee Won Mok, and Choun-Ki Joo (PLoS ONE 9(6): e96461. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096461, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0096461
CAAR – Journal of the American Medical Association Article Abstract – June 18, 2014
“Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial,” by Marco Pahor, Jack M. Guralnik, Walter T. Ambrosius, Steven Blair, Denise E. Bonds, Timothy S. Church, Mark A. Espeland, Roger A. Fielding, Thomas M. Gill, Erik J. Groessl, Abby C. King, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, PhD3; Todd M. Manini, Mary M. McDermott, Michael E. Miller, Anne B. Newman, W. Jack Rejeski, Kaycee M. Sink, and Jeff D. Williamson,; for the LIFE study investigators (Vol. 311, No. 23, June 18, 2014, p. 2387-2396). Note: The link below directs you to the current JAMA table of contents. You will need to see if your organization provides access to JAMA.
CAAR – Springer Publishing Book – June 18, 2014
Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, Fourth Edition, by Marianne Matzo and Deborah Witt Sherman (June 2014, ISBN-13: 9780826196354, 704p.).
CAAR – Conferencealerts.Com Palliative Care – June 18, 2014
– March 15-18, 2014 – 2015 Australian Pain Society 35th Annual Scientific Meeting (Brisbane, Australia).
www.conferencealerts.com/topic-listing?topic=Palliative%20Care
CAAR – Table of Contents – June 18, 2014
Dementia (Vol. 13, No. 4, July 2014).
June 17, 2014
CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Periodical – June 17, 2014
EBRI Notes (Vol. 35, No. 6, June 2014, .pdf format, 18p.). Note: The articles in this issue are: “‘Short’ Falls: Who’s Most Likely to Come up Short in Retirement, and When?” by Jack VanDerhei; and, “Consumer Engagement Among HSA and HRA Enrollees: Findings from the 2013 EBRI/Greenwald & Associates Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey,” by Paul Fronstin.
www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=5411
CAAR – Pew Charitable Trusts Blog – June 17, 2014
“Retirement Moves Make a Comeback,” by Tim Henderson (June 2014).
www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/retirement-moves-make-a-comeback-85899546597