A Report on Shortfalls in Medicaid Funding for Nursing Home Care

American Health Care Association's study reports on Medicaid shortfalls for nursing home care. New York, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, California and Wisconsin will suffer the most from this under-funding.

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UNECE launches Policy Briefs on Ageing

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has issued four policy briefs which examine ageing issues. These are:

Mainstreaming Ageing, which proposes their goal to mainstream aging issues into all policy fields.
Gender Equality, Work and Old Age, which discusses efforts to mainstream a gender approach to aging.
Older Persons as Consumers, looks at the special needs, preferences and interests of older persons as consumers
Integration and participation of older persons in society looks at efforts to ensure full integration and participation of older persons in society.

Medicare: It’s Not Just Another Program

The Concord Coalition conducted surveys to determine American's attitudes towards Medicare reform. They found that, although Americans see Medicare as a key part of the country's social contract and want to preserve it in some recognizable form, they are willing to consider significant changes in the program to hold down its costs as the U.S. population ages.

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Is Pension Inequality Growing?

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College examines the growing inequality in pension participation by income that has become more pronounced with the shift from traditional defined benefit plans to defined contribution plans.

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Things to Know About Senior Housing in 2010

The New York Times outlines initiatives to increase housing opportunities for seniors, and the methods that will pay for these programs.

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