“Who Is a Passive Saver under Opt-In and Auto-Enrollment?” by Gopi Shah Goda, Matthew R. Levy, Colleen Flaherty Manchester, Aaron J. Sojourner, and Joshua Tasoff (Discussion Paper No. 12497, July 2019, .pdf format, 44p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
August 9, 2019
CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – August 9, 2019
August 8, 2019
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity – August 8, 2019
“SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance and Late Stage Development (SB1, R44) Clinical Trial Not Allowed,” (PAR-19-333, a reissue of PAR-16-027, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines Sept. 5, Jan. 5, and April 5). Note: There is a companion funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance (SB1, R44) Clinical Trial Not Allowed,” (PAR-19-334).
CAAR – Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Report – August 8, 2018
“FY2018 PBGC Projections Report,” (August 2019, .pdf format, 54p.).
www.pbgc.gov/sites/default/files/fy-2018-projections-report.pdf
CAAR – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Pension Research Council Working Paper – August 8, 2019
“Five Facts About Beliefs and Portfolios,” by Stefano Giglio, Matteo Maggiori, Johannes Stroebel and Stephen Utkus (WP2019-7, August 2019, .pdf format, 55p.).
pensionresearchcouncil.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/WP-2019-7-Giglio-et-al.pdf
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – August 8, 2019
“Does Public Pension Board Composition Impact Returns?” by Jean-Pierre Aubry and Caroline V. Crawford (SLP No. 67, August 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 10p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/does-public-pension-board-composition-impact-returns/
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – August 8, 2019
A. “Hospitalization of the aged due to stroke: An ecological perspective,” by Marcelo de Jesus Carlos, Ana Carolina Lima Cavaletti, and Celia Pereira Caldas (PLoS ONE 14(8): e0220833. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220833, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0220833
B. “Lifetime abuse and somatic symptoms among older women and men in Europe,” by Bahareh Eslami, Mirko Di Rosa , Henrique Barros, Francisco Torres-Gonzalez, Mindaugas Stankunas, Elisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou, Jutta Lindert, Joaquim J. F. Soares, Giovanni Lamura, and Maria Gabriella Melchiorre (PLoS ONE 14(8): e0220741. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220741, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0220741
CAAR – Tables of Contents – August 8, 2019
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 70, No. 3, 2019).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/70/3
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 67, No. 8, August 2019).
August 6, 2019
CAAR – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Abstract – August 6, 2019
“Temporal evolution of beta bursts in the parkinsonian cortical and basal ganglia network,” by Hayriye Cagnan, Nicolas Mallet, Christian K. E. Moll, Alessandro Gulberti, Abbey B. Holt, Manfred Westphal, Christian Gerloff, Andreas K. Engel, Wolfgang Hamel, Peter J. Magill, Peter Brown, and Andrew Sharott (Vol. 116, No. 32, August 6, 2019, p. 16095-16104).
August 5, 2019
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – August 5, 2019
“VA Nursing Home Care: VA Has Opportunities to Enhance Its Oversight and Provide More Comprehensive Information on Its Website,” (GAO-19-428, July 2019, .pdf format, 43p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-19-428
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – August 5, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Tax-Sheltered Retirement Accounts: Can Financial Education Improve Decisions?” by M. Martin Boyer, Philippe d’Astous, and Pierre-Carl Michaud (w26128, August 2019, .pdf format, 50p.).
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Article – August 5, 2019
“Change in sedative burden after dementia onset using difference-in-difference estimations,” by Young-Mi Ah, Euna Han, Kwanghee Jun, Yun Mi Yu, and Ju-Yeun Lee (PLoS ONE 14(8): e0220582. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220582, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0220582
CAAR – Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief – August 5, 2019
“How the Erosion of Employer-Sponsored Insurance Is Contributing to Medicare Beneficiaries’ Financial Burden,” by Karen Davis, Amber Willink, and Cathy Schoen (July 2019, HTML and .pdf format, 9p.).
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – August 5, 2019
“Financial Performance of Medicare Advantage, Individual, and Group Health Insurance Markets,” by Gretchen Jacobson, Rachel Fehr, Cynthia Cox, and Tricia Neuman (August 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 11p.).
CAAR – Tables of Contents – August 5, 2019
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 27, No. 9, September 2019).
www.ajgponline.org/issue/S1064-7481(19)X0009-3
Dementia (Vol. 18, No. 6, August 2019).
August 2, 2019
CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity – August 2, 2019
“Building Resources for the Basic Biology of Aging in Health Disparities Research (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-AG-20-035, National Institute on Aging, application deadlines October 18, 2019 and October 19, 2020).
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Reports – August 2, 2019
A. “Medicare Plan Finder: Usability Problems and Incomplete Information Create Challenges for Beneficiaries Comparing Coverage Options,” (GAO-19-627, July 2019, .pdf format, 25p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-19-627
B. “Medicare Physician Services: Spending On and Use of Billing Codes for Comprehensive Care Planning Services,” (GAO-19-557, July 2019, .pdf format, 53p.).
CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Issue Brief – August 2, 2019
“A Look at Recent Proposals to Control Drug Spending by Medicare and its Beneficiaries,” by Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman (August 2019, HTML and .pdf format, 27p.).
CAAR – Brookings Institution Report – August 2, 2019
“From saving to spending: A proposal to convert retirement account balances into automatic and flexible income,” by David C. John, William G. Gale, J. Mark Iwry, and Aaron Krupkin (July 2019, .pdf format, 23p.).
CAAR – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report – August 2, 2019
“Insights into vulnerabilities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 and over 2019,” (July 2019, .pdf format, 175p.).
August 1, 2019
CAAR – US National Institutes on Health Funding Opportunity – August 1, 2019
“Palliative Care in Home and Community Settings (R01 Clinical Trial Optional),” (PAR-19-321, National Institute of Nursing Research, application deadlines Oct. 5, Feb. 5, and June 5). Note: There is a companion funding announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “Palliative Care in Home and Community Settings (R21 Clinical Trial Optional),” (PAR-19-320).
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – August 1, 2019
A. “Comparison of neurodegenerative types using different brain MRI analysis metrics in older adults with normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s dementia,” by Myungwon Choi, HyunChul Youn, Daegyeom Kim, Suji Lee, Sangil Suh, Joon-Kyung Seong, Hyun-Ghang Jeong, and Cheol E. Han (PLoS ONE 14(8): e0220739. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220739, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 17p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0220739
B. “Social engagement before and after dementia diagnosis in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing,” by Ruth A. Hackett, Andrew Steptoe, Dorina Cadar, and Daisy Fancourt (PLoS ONE 14(8): e0220195. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220195, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0220195
CAAR – Rand Corporation Report – August 1, 2019
“Measuring Health Care Utilization in Medicare Advantage Encounter Data: Methods, Estimates, and Considerations for Research,” by Andrew W. Mulcahy, Melony E. Sorbero, Ammarah Mahmud, Asa Wilks, Jennifer Gildner, Anne Hornsby, and Arthur Pignotti (RR-2681-CMS, July 2019, .pdf format, 21p.).
CAAR – Tables of Contents – August 1, 2019
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias (Vol. 34, No. 6, September 2019).
journals.sagepub.com/toc/ajae/34/6
Journal of Applied Gerontology (Vol. 38, No. 9, September 2019).
journals.sagepub.com/toc/jaga/38/9
Research on Aging (Vol. 41, No. 8, September 2019).