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12/14/2012 - Life Expectancy Rises Around the World, Study Finds

by on December 14, 2012 8:25 pm
A sharp decline in deaths from malnutrition and infectious diseases like measles and tuberculosis has caused a shift in global mortality patterns over the past 20 years, according to a report published on Thursday, with far more of the world’s population now living into old age and dying from diseases mostly associated with rich countries,… Read more 12/14/2012 - Life Expectancy Rises Around the World, Study Finds
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12/12/2012 - 5 principles for fixing Social Security (The Wall Street Journal)

by on December 14, 2012 4:49 pm
Someone asked whether I wanted to put together a specific list of changes to the Social Security program with attendant cost estimates.  After some thought, I declined.   While I care very much about the future of the program, solving Social Security’s financing challenge is conceptually easy – the problem is relatively small and dozens of… Read more 12/12/2012 - 5 principles for fixing Social Security (The Wall Street Journal)

12/12/2012 - Old Age and Creativity in Art and Science

by on December 13, 2012 8:25 pm
One of the most widespread and persistent myths about creativity is that it is the domain of the young. So for example in surveying popular attitudes toward aging, the psychologist Dean Simonton observed that “Most conspicuous is the notion that creativity is the prerogative of youth, that aging is synonymous with a decrement in the… Read more 12/12/2012 - Old Age and Creativity in Art and Science
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12/11/2012 - Raising Medicare age could leave hundreds of thousands uninsured (The Washington Post)

by on December 12, 2012 9:24 pm
It looks increasingly possible that lawmakers will reach a fiscal cliff deal that includes a hike in the Medicare eligibility age — a concession to those on the right who seem determined to see very deep entitlement cuts, even if they take benefits away from vulnerable seniors. One argument for raising the eligibility age is… Read more 12/11/2012 - Raising Medicare age could leave hundreds of thousands uninsured (The Washington Post)
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12/11/2012 - Employer-Sponsored 401(k) Plans Would Drop ‘Significantly’ if Tax Treatment Curtailed: Study (Advisor One)

by on December 12, 2012 9:21 pm
A new report by the American Benefits Institute and Mathew Greenwald & Associates has found that curtailing the current tax treatment of contributions that workers and their employers make to 401(k) plans will “significantly reduce” employers’ willingness to sponsor plans. The survey comes after 11 senators signed onto a resolution calling for the protection of retirement… Read more 12/11/2012 - Employer-Sponsored 401(k) Plans Would Drop ‘Significantly’ if Tax Treatment Curtailed: Study (Advisor One)
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12/12/2012 - Preventing a tragedy for seniors at the wheel

by on December 12, 2012 8:55 pm
“When my dad’s driving deteriorated, I called the California Department of Motor Vehicles and asked about the procedure for having his license revoked. I could fill out a form, I was told, and my dad would be called in to have his driving ability reevaluated.” Read the full article at The Los Angeles Times.

12/10/2012 - Frailty is a medical condition, not an inevitable result of aging

by on December 12, 2012 5:35 pm
It’s called frailty. There have always been frail people, but only in recent years has the term “frailty” become a medical diagnosis, defined by specific symptoms and increasingly focused on by those who deal with the medical issues of the elderly. Clinicians now are looking at ways to prevent or delay frailty, sometimes even reverse… Read more 12/10/2012 - Frailty is a medical condition, not an inevitable result of aging

12/10/2012 - Obesity in Young Is Seen as Falling in Several Cities

by on December 10, 2012 5:53 pm
After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines. The trend has emerged in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, as well as smaller places like Anchorage, Alaska, and Kearney, Neb. The state of Mississippi has also registered a drop, but only among white students. Read the… Read more 12/10/2012 - Obesity in Young Is Seen as Falling in Several Cities

12/10/2012 - Training Needed for Home Care Is Lacking

by on December 10, 2012 5:26 pm
“H” from Chicago, I heard you when you joined a lively discussion over hospice at home here a couple of weeks ago and asked, “where can family members get the training to do all the nursing tasks?” In the comments section, many readers wrote in to say that caring for relatives at the end of… Read more 12/10/2012 - Training Needed for Home Care Is Lacking
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12/10/12 - Pension Plan Modifications Provide Sustainability (National Institute on Retirement Security)

by on December 10, 2012 5:14 pm
Faced with financial pressures, 45 states have enacted defined benefit (DB) pension plan reforms since 2008 to achieve affordability, sustainability, and human resource goals rather than switching to 401(k) type defined contribution (DC) accounts. Closing a defined benefit pension plan can cost substantially more than adjusting an existing plan. Additionally, scaling back pensions can have… Read more 12/10/12 - Pension Plan Modifications Provide Sustainability (National Institute on Retirement Security)