October 31, 2019
“Do psychosocial factors modify the negative association between disability and life satisfaction in old age?” by Thomas Puvill, Sasmita Kusumastuti, Rikke Lund, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Joris Slaets, Jolanda Lindenberg, and Rudi G. J. Westendorp (PLoS ONE 14(10): e0224421. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224421, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224421
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“What if OregonSaves Went National: A Look at the Impact on Retirement Income Adequacy,” by Jack VanDerhei (October 2019, .pdf format, 14p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration to access content.
www.ebri.org/content/what-if-oregonsaves-went-national-a-look-at-the-impact-on-retirement-income-adequacy
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“To help aging populations, classify organismal senescence,” by Stuart R. G. Calimport, Barry L. Bentley, Claire E. Stewart, Graham Pawelec, Angelo Scuteri, Manlio Vinciguerra, Cathy Slack, Danica Chen, Lorna W. Harries, Gary Marchant, G. Alexander Fleming, Michael Conboy, Adam Antebi, Gary W. Small, Jesus Gil, Edward G. Lakatta, Arlan Richardson, Clifford Rosen, Karoly Nikolich, Tony Wyss-Coray, Lawrence Steinman, Thomas Montine, Joao Pedro de Magalhães, Judith Campisi, and George Church (Vol. 366, No. 6465, November 1, 2019, p. 576-578).
science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6465/576.summary
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“Social Interventions, Health and Wellbeing: The Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of a School Construction Program,” by Bhash Mazumder, Maria Fernanda Rosales, and Margaret Triyana (Working Paper No. 2019-09, October 2019, .pdf format, 76p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
www.chicagofed.org/publications/working-papers/2019/2019-09
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“Should generations differ in their wealth accumulation?” by Rowena Crawford and David Sturrock (WP19/28, October 2019, .pdf format, 50p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
www.ifs.org.uk/publications/14519
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Experimental Aging Research (Vol. 45, No. 5, 2019).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uear20/45/5?nav=tocList
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October 30, 2019
“Mortality shifts and mortality compression in period and cohort life tables,” by Nico Keilman (Vol. 41, No. 40, October 2019, .pdf format, p. 1147-1196).
www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol41/40/
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October 29, 2019
“The Growth and Geographical Variation of Nursing Home Self-Pay Prices,” by Sean Shenghsiu Huang, Richard Hirth, Jane Banaszak-Holl, and Stephanie Yuan (WP 2019-397, 2019, .pdf format, 22p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
mrdrc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/the-growth-and-geographical-variation-of-nursing-home-self-pay-prices/
Comments Off on CAAR – University of Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center Working Paper – October 29, 2019
“Reducing the Cost and Risk of Dementia: Recommendations to Improve Brain Health and Decrease Disparities,” by Nora Super, Rajiv Ahuja, and Kevin Proff (October 2019, .pdf format, 61p.).
milkeninstitute.org/reports/reducing-cost-and-risk-dementia
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October 28, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Implications of Money-Back Guarantees for Individual Retirement Accounts: Protection Then and Now,” by Vanya Horneff, Daniel Liebler, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (w26406, October 2019, .pdf format, 56p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w26406
B. “Spending Reductions in the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Selection or Savings?” by J. Michael McWilliams, Laura A. Hatfield, Bruce E. Landon, and Michael E. Chernew (w26403, October 2019, .pdf format, 60p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w26403
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A. “The unfulfilled promise of reverse mortgages: Can a better market improve retirement security?” by Martin Neil Baily, Benjamin H. Harris, and Ting Wang (October 2019, .pdf format, 28p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/the-unfulfilled-promise-of-reverse-mortgages-can-a-better-market-improve-retirement-security/
B. “Annuity-enhanced reverse mortgage loans,” by Thomas Davidoff (October 2019, .pdf format, 23p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/annuity-enhanced-reverse-mortgage-loans/
C. “Unlocking housing wealth for older Americans: Strategies to improve reverse mortgages,” by Stephanie Moulton and Donald Haurin (October 2019, .pdf format, 32p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/unlocking-housing-wealth-for-older-americans-strategies-to-improve-reverse-mortgages/
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– Ageing and Society – International Interdisciplinary Conference – Gdansk, Poland (April 3, 2020). Deadline for proposals January 31, 2020.
conferencealerts.com/show-event?id=221469
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October 25, 2019
A. “Innovations to Foster Healthy Longevity in Low-Income Settings (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (RFA-AG-20-027, National Institute on Aging, application deadline February 3, 2020).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-20-027.html
B. “A Collaborative Network to Optimize Emergency Care of Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (R61/R33 Clinical Trials Optional),” (RFA-AG-20-026, National Institute on Aging, application deadline February 3, 2020).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-20-026.html
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“Medicare Advantage 2020 Spotlight: First Look,” by Gretchen Jacobson, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman (October 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 8p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/medicare-advantage-2020-spotlight-first-look/
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Age and Ageing (Vol. 48, No. 6, November 2019).
academic.oup.com/ageing/issue/48/6
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October 24, 2019
Journal of Applied Gerontology (Vol. 38, No. 12, December 2019).
journals.sagepub.com/toc/jaga/38/12
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology (Vol. 34, No. 3, September 2019).
link.springer.com/journal/10823/34/3
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“Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Advancement Award (SC1 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PAR-20-039, a reissue of PAR-16-439, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines January 25, 2020; May 25, 2020; January 25, 2021; May 25, 2021; January 25, 2022; May 25, 2022). Note: There are two companion funding announcements associated with this announcement (follow the link under “Companion Funding Opportunity”): “Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Pilot Project Award (SC2 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PAR-20-040); and, “Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Continuance Award (SC3 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PAR-20-041).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-039.html
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“How Best to Annuitize Defined Contribution Assets?” by Alicia H. Munnell, Gal Wettstein, and Wenliang Hou (WP No. 2019-13, October 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 39p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/how-best-to-annuitize-defined-contribution-assets/
Comments Off on CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – October 24, 2019
“Smooth constrained mortality forecasting,” by Carlo Giovanni Camarda (Vol. 41, No. 38, October 2019, .pdf format, p. 1091-1130).
www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol41/38/
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“Pri-2012 Private Retirement Plans Mortality Tables,” (October 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 93p.).
www.soa.org/resources/experience-studies/2019/pri-2012-private-mortality-tables/
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October 23, 2019
“Trends in Nursing Home Complaints (2016-2018),” (October 2019, HTML format).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/maps/2019-nursing-home/index.asp
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A. “Using isotemporal substitution to predict the effects of changing physical behaviour on older adults’ cardio-metabolic profiles,” by Declan J. Ryan, Jorgen Antonin Wullems, Georgina Kate Stebbings, Christopher Ian Morse, Claire Elizabeth Stewart, and Gladys Leopoldine Onambele-Pearson (PLoS ONE 14(10): e0224223. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224223, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 14p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224223
B. “Iron is increased in the brains of ageing mice lacking the neurofilament light gene,” by James C. Vickers, Anna E. King, Graeme H. McCormack, Aidan D. Bindoff, and Paul A. Adlard (PLoS ONE 14(10): e0224169. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224169, HTML, XML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224169
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“Assessing Drug Price Increases in Medicare Part D and the Implications of Inflation Limits,” by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman (October 2019, .pdf format, 6p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/assessing-drug-price-increases-in-medicare-part-d-and-the-implications-of-inflation-limits/
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October 22, 2019
“Military Pensions: Service Members Need Better Information to Support Retirement Savings Decisions,” (GAO-19-631, September 2019, .pdf format, 56p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-19-631
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“Divergent roles of astrocytic versus neuronal EAAT2 deficiency on cognition and overlap with aging and Alzheimer’s molecular signatures,” by Abhijeet Sharma, Syed Faraz Kazim, Chloe S. Larson, Aarthi Ramakrishnan, Jason D. Gray, Bruce S. McEwen, Paul A. Rosenberg, Li Shen, and Ana C. Pereira (Vol. 116, No. 43, October 25, 2019, p. 21800-21811).
www.pnas.org/content/116/43/21800
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“How Would More Saving Affect the National Retirement Risk Index?” by Alicia H. Munnell, Wenliang Hou, and Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher (IB No. 19-16, October 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 6p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/how-would-more-saving-affect-the-national-retirement-risk-index/
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Educational Gerontology (Vol. 45, No. 10, 2019).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uedg20/45/10?nav=tocList
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October 21, 2019
“Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36 Clinical Trial Not Allowed),” (PAR-19-394, a reissue of PAR-17-025, National Institute on Aging, application deadlines Feb. 16, June 16, and Oct. 16).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-19-394.html
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A. “2018 Profile of African Americans Age 65 and Over,” (October 2019, .pdf format, 4p.).
acl.gov/sites/default/files/Aging%20and%20Disability%20in%20America/2018AA_OAProfile.pdf
B. “2018 Profile of American Indians and Alaska Natives Age 65 and Over,” (October 2019, .pdf format, 4p.).
acl.gov/sites/default/files/Aging%20and%20Disability%20in%20America/2018AIAN_OAProfile.pdf
C. “2018 Profile of Asian Americans Age 65 and Over,” (October 2019, .pdf format, 4p.).
acl.gov/sites/default/files/Aging%20and%20Disability%20in%20America/2018AsA_OAProfile.pdf
D. “2018 Profile of Hispanic Americans Age 65 and Over,” (October 2019, .pdf format, 4p.).
acl.gov/sites/default/files/Aging%20and%20Disability%20in%20America/2018HA_OAProfile.pdf
Comments Off on CAAR – US Administration on Aging Reports – October 21, 2019
“Loneliness, social isolation, and their discordance among older adults,” by Mark Ward, Richard Layte, and Rose Anne Kenny (October 2019, .pdf format, 51p.).
tilda.tcd.ie/publications/reports/pdf/Report_Loneliness.pdf
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“Can non-pharmacological interventions reduce hospital admissions in people with dementia? A systematic review,” by Richard Packer, Yoav Ben Shlomo, and Penny Whiting (PLoS ONE 14(10): e0223717. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223717, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 18p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0223717
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“Implications of Money-Back Guarantees for Individual Retirement Accounts: Protection Then and Now,” by Vanya Horneff, Daniel Liebler, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (WP2019-19, October 2019, .pdf format, 56p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
repository.upenn.edu/prc_papers/541/
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Journal of Aging & Social Policy (Vol. 31, No. 5, 2019).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/wasp20/31/5?nav=tocList
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 71, No. 4, 2019).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/71/4
Journal of Gerontological Social Work (Vol. 62, No. 7, 2019).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/wger20/62/7?nav=tocList
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October 17, 2019
“Investing in the U.S. Health System by Lowering Drug Prices, Reducing Out-of-Pocket Costs, and Improving Medicare Benefits,” a hearing held October 17, 2019 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time hour minutes).
waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/investing-us-health-system-lowering-drug-prices-reducing-out-pocket-costs-and
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“Funding for 2020-2023 Older Americans Act Title VI Native American Programs,” (HHS-2020-ACL-TITLEVI-2001, application closing date December 18, 2019).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=321645
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“What’s the Latest on Medicare Drug Price Negotiations?” by Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Sarah True, and Meredith Freed (October 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 11p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/whats-the-latest-on-medicare-drug-price-negotiations/
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“Regulation of lifespan by neural excitation and REST,” by Joseph M. Zullo, Derek Drake, Liviu Aron, Patrick O’Hern, Sameer C. Dhamne, Noah Davidsohn, Chai-An Mao, William H. Klein, Alexander Rotenberg, David A. Bennett, George M. Church, Monica P. Colaiácovo & Bruce A. Yankner (Vol. 574, No. 7778, October 17, 2019, p. 359-364).
www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1647-8
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Educational Gerontology (Vol. 45, No. 9, 2019).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uedg20/45/9?nav=tocList
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October 16, 2019
“Falls Prevention: National, State, and Local Solutions to Better Support Seniors,” a hearing held October 16, 2019 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the full hearing available at the site, running time 1 hour 42 minutes). Note: This hearing begins at the 13:19 mark.
www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/falls-prevention-national-state-and-local-solutions-to-better-support-seniors
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“CBO’s Medicare Beneficiary Cost-Sharing Model: A Technical Description,” by Noelia Duchovny, Jamease Kowalczyk, Scott Laughery, and Sarah Sajewski (Working Paper 2019-08, October 2019, .pdf format, 51p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
www.cbo.gov/publication/55659
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“State of Care 2018/19,” (October 2019, .pdf format, 105p.).
www.cqc.org.uk/publications/major-report/state-care
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– Bulgaria revised and updated through 2017 (October 14, 2019).
– Ireland revised and updated through 2017 (October 14, 2019).
– USA revised and updated through 2017 (with the newly released census data) (October 7, 2019).
www.mortality.org/Public/WhatsNew.php
Data access:
www.mortality.org/
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia (Vol. 15, No. 10, October 2019).
www.alzheimersanddementia.com/issue/S1552-5260(18)X0013-2
Journal of the American Geriatric Society (Vol. 67, No. 10, October 2019).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15325415/2019/67/10
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October 15, 2019
“Effects of Drug Price Negotiation Stemming From Title 1 of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, on Spending and Revenues Related to Part D of Medicare,” (October 2019, .pdf format, 17p.).
www.cbo.gov/publication/55722
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A. “Amyloid-beta impairs TOM1-mediated IL-1R1 signaling,” by Alessandra Cadete Martini, Angela Gomez-Arboledas, Stefania Forner, Carlos J. Rodriguez-Ortiz, Amanda McQuade, Emma Danhash, Jimmy Phan, Dominic Javonillo, Jordan-Vu Ha, Melanie Tram, Laura Trujillo-Estrada, Celia da Cunha, Rahasson R. Ager, Jose C. Davila, Masashi Kitazawa, Mathew Blurton-Jones, Antonia Gutierrez, David Baglietto-Vargas, Rodrigo Medeiros, and Frank M. LaFerla (Vol. 116, No. 42, October 15, 2019, p. 21198-21206).
www.pnas.org/content/116/42/21198
B. “Gray Matter Age Prediction as a Biomarker for Risk of Dementia,” by Johnny Wang, Maria J. Knol, Aleksei Tiulpin, Florian Dubost, Marleen de Bruijne, Meike W. Vernooij, Hieab H. H. Adams, M. Arfan Ikram, Wiro J. Niessen, and Gennady V. Roshchupkin (Vol. 116, No. 42, October 15, 2019, p. 21213-21218).
www.pnas.org/content/116/42/21213
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October 14, 2019
“How Will The Medicare Part D Benefit Change Under Current Law and Leading Proposals?” by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman (October 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 6p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/how-will-the-medicare-part-d-benefit-change-under-current-law-and-leading-proposals/
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Aging and Mental Health (Vol. 23, No 12, 2019).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/camh20/23/12?nav=tocList
Public Policy and Aging Report (Vol. 29, No. 4, 2019).
academic.oup.com/ppar/issue/29/4
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October 11, 2019
“How Will The Medicare Part D Benefit Change Under Current Law and Leading Proposals?” by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman (October 2019, .pdf and HTML format, 6p.).
www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/how-will-the-medicare-part-d-benefit-change-under-current-law-and-leading-proposals/
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