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Selections from CAAR roundup of aging related research

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Thanks, as always, to Jack Solock of CAAR.  The full listing is viewable at
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/pubs/caar.html

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2. HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY:

The University of Michigan Institute forSocial Research HRS has announced the following data update: “HRS 1998Post-Exit (Final, Version 1.0)” (Feb. 10, 2006).http://hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/sho_news.php?hfyle=news207&xtyp=1Data access:https://ssl.isr.umich.edu/hrs/———————————————————————–

II. Reports and articles:

4. US CENSUS BUREAU REPORT: “The Effects of Government Taxes and Transferson Income and Poverty: 2004” (February 2006, .pdf, HTML, Microsoft Excel,or ASCII text format). The report is linked from a Census Bureau newsrelease: “Census Bureau Releases Income and Poverty Estimates ReflectingExpanded Income Definitions” (CB06-25, Feb. 14, 2006).http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/006450.htmlClick on title for link to full text.———————————————————————–

5. US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NEWS RELEASE: “Lower Costsof Medicare Drug Coverage to Help States Save 700 Million Dollars in 2006″(Feb. 9, 2006).http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20060209.html———————————————————————–

6. US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE OF ASSISTANCESECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION REPORT: “Medicaid Estate RecoveryCollections,” (September 2005, HTML and .pdf format, 12p.).http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/estreccol.htm———————————————————————–

7. US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTORGENERAL REPORT: ” Effect of the Home Health Prospective Payment System onthe Quality of Home Health Care” (OEI-01-04-00160, February 2006, .pdfformat, 15p.).Abstract:This report determines how hospital readmission and emergency departmentvisit rates for Medicare beneficiaries discharged from hospitals to homehealth care have changed since implementation of the home healthprospective payment system. OIG found that hospital readmission ratesremained unchanged from 2000 through 2003, and the analysis showed noconsistent trend in hospital readmission rates for beneficiaries withat-risk diagnoses. OIG also found that the overall rate of emergencydepartment visits for Medicare home health beneficiaries discharged fromhospitals increased slightly, from 29 to 30 percent, from 2000 to 2003.The analysis showed a slight increase in rates of emergency departmentvisits for beneficiaries with at-risk diagnoses, including renal failureand heart failure. These results suggest that the change in paymentsystems has not increased the use of hospital and emergency servicesbecause of inadequacies in the home health services provided. OIG has norecommendations for CMS. In its comments on the draft report, CMS agreedwith our findings and agreed that it would be prudent to continuemonitoring indicators of quality in home health care.http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-04-00160.pdf———————————————————————–

10. EUROPEAN COMMISSION REPORT: “The impact of ageing on publicexpenditure: projections for the EU25 Member States on pensions, healthcare, long-term care, education and unemployment transfers (2004-2050),”(Special Report No. 1, 2006, .pdf format, 207p.).http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2006/eespecialreport0106_en.htmPress release:http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/150&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en———————————————————————–

11. ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT, PRESSRELEASE:A. “Live Longer, Work Longer” (February 2006, browsable only .pdf format,146p.). Pricing information for a print copy is available at the site.http://www.oecd.org/document/42/0,2340,en_2649_37435_36104426_1_1_1_37435,00.htmlClick on “browse-it” at the bottom of the page for link to .pdf.B. “Study projects growing pressure on public health spending over andabove effects of ageing society” (Feb. 9, 2006).http://www.oecd.org/document/12/0,2340,en_2649_37435_36079116_1_1_1_37435,00.html———————————————————————–

13. AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS REPORT: “Retirement and RetirementIntentions, Australia, Aug 2004 to Jun 2005” (February 2006, MicrosoftExcel format).http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/6238.0Aug%202004%20to%20Jun%202005?OpenDocument———————————————————————–

14. STATISTICS CANADA/STATISTIQUE CANADA REPORTS: “Health Reportssupplement: How healthy are Canadians? Annual report 2005: (February 2006,.pdf format). The supplementary reports: “Seniors’ health care use”;”Predictors of death in seniors”;” Healthy living among seniors”;”Dependency, chronic conditions and pain in seniors”; and “Successfulaging in health care institutions,” are linked to from a StatsCan “TheDaily” release: “Health Reports: Seniors’ health care use” (Feb. 6, 2006).http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060207/d060207a.htmClick on “82-003-SIE” near the bottom of the release, then click on”View”.———————————————————————–

15. STATISTICS NEW ZEALAND REPORT: “Older People’s Access to MotorVehicles” (2006, .pdf format, 32p.).http://www.stats.govt.nz/analytical-reports/older-peoples-access-to-motor-vehicles-2006Link to full text is at the bottom of the page.————————————————————————

17. AARP REPORTS, PRIME TIME RADIO:A. “Long-term Care in Tennessee: A Survey of Registered Voters Age 35+,”by Joanne Binette (AARP Research Report, February 2006, .pdf format,23p.).http://www.aarp.org/research/longtermcare/resources/tn_ltc.htmlB. “Long-Term Care: A Survey of South Dakota AARP Members,” by Susan L.Silberman (AARP Research Report, February 2006, .pdf format, 32p.).http://www.aarp.org/research/longtermcare/resources/sd_ltc_06.htmlC. “Prescription Drug Affordability: AARP Survey of Hispanic New Yorkers,”by Katherine Bridges and Erica L. Dinger (AARP Research Report, January2006, .pdf format, 15p.).http://www.aarp.org/research/health/drugs/ny_rx_hisp.html

18. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE ISSUE BRIEF “Retirement PlanParticipation and Retirees’ Perception of Their Standard of Living,” byCraig Copeland, (Issue Brief No. 289, January 2006, .pdf format, 42p.).http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3613More information about EBRI:http://www.ebri.org/Click on “ABOUT EBRI”.———————————————————————–

19. BOSTON COLLEGE CENTER FOR RETIREMENT RESEARCH ISSUE BRIEF: “DoesWorking Longer Make People Healthier and Happier?” by Esteban Calvo (WOB#2, February 2006, .pdf format, 9p.).http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/wob_2.shtml———————————————————————–

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