http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687629.pdf
Examines federal oversight of Medicare beneficiaries who receive opioid prescriptions under Part D and oversight of providers who prescribe opioids. From the Government Accountability Office
https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/115th-congress-2017-2018/reports/53191-retirementadequacy.pdf
Examines various measures and approaches for quantifying the adequacy of retirement income. Includes factors considered when measuring retirement income adequacy, and measures of adequacy for both single-year and multi-year analyses. From the Congressional Budget Office
Low Wage Workers: Poverty and Use of Selected Federal Social Safety Net Programs Persist Among Working Families
http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687797.pdf
Examines the challenges to retirement security posed by disappearing pensions. Draws on recommendations from a panel of experts who see the need for a new evaluation of the American retirement system. Includes selected federal legislation shaping retirement, and retirement systems in selected countries. From the Government Accountability Office
https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/257966/LivingArran.pdf
Provides an overview of where people with dementias live and reviews use of services, quality of care, hospital and emergency department use, costs of care, and types of end-of-life care. Contract report prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretasry for Planning and Evaluation of the Health and Human Services Department
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db289.pdf
The overall hypertension rate was 29% and increased with age from 7.5% for ages 18-39 up to 63.1% for those 60+. Also looks at differences by races and gender. From the National Center for Health Statistics
https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/StayingEngaged_0917.pdf
Examines such health characteristics as cognitive ability, physical function, and hypertension rates among elderly Americans who participate in arts activities. From the National Endowment for the Arts
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/elcare_09202017.pdf
Estimates that 16% of the U.S. civilian population age 15+ provided unpaid eldercare during a recent two year period. Provides demographic characteristics of those providers and recipients of care, the time spent, and the activities provided. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
https://aspe.hhs.gov/system/files/pdf/257526/NatlPlan2017.pdf
Provides narrative descriptions of agency activities in the effort against dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease completed during 2016. From the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services.