Aging Studies Home

Contact Information
Program Director:
J. Brandon Wallace

Office:
PH 330
Phone:
615-898-5976
AGING IN THE NEWS
1. "As nursing home care improves, some problems slow to mend," by Paul 
Monies (_USA Today_ [McLean, Virginia], Feb. 10, 2012).
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-10/nursing-home-federal-ratings/53031094/1

2. "Bill would allow federal workers to invest annual leave in retirement 
savings," by Eric Yoder (_Washington Post_ Feb. 10, 2012). Note: _WP_ may 
require free registration before providing articles.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/bill-would-allow-federal-workers-to-invest-annual-leave-in-retirement-savings/2012/02/09/gIQA4KfV2Q_story.html

3. "Negotiations Stalled on House-Senate Package That Would Avert Medicare 
Pay Cuts for Doctors" (Kaiser Family Foundation Health News, Feb. 10, 
2012).
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2012/February/10/payroll-taxes-and-medicare.aspx

4. "A Thinly Veiled Attack On Social Security And Medicare From Heritage 
(Foundation) And Its Allies," by Marcus Feldman (Media Matters for 
America, Feb. 9, 2012).
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201202090017

1. "Fidelity: 401(k) balances little changed over 2011," by Mark Jewell 
(Associated Press via _Boston Globe_, February 9, 2012).
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2012/02/09/fidelity_401k_balances_little_changed_over_2011_1328791170/

2. "Fair Pay for Home Health Aides," by Paula Span (_New York Times_, February 
8, 2012, Blog). Note: _NYT_ requires free registration before providing 
articles.
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/fair-pay-for-home-health-aides/

1. "House Republicans (Party members) target federal workforce," by Joe 
Davidson (_Washington Post_ Feb. 8, 2012). Note: _WP_ may require free 
registration before providing articles.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-diary-house-republicans-target-federal-workforce/2012/02/07/gIQAnsFWxQ_story.html

2. "An evolutionary and natural choice for Medicare reform," by J.D. 
Foster (_Washington [DC] Times_, Feb. 8, 2012). Note: this is a _WT_ 
Opinion piece.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/7/an-evolutionary-and-natural-choice-for-medicare-re/

3. "American Airlines pension default Q&A (questions and answers)," by 
Mark Miller (Reuters, Feb. 8, 2012).
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/08/us-column-miller-idUSTRE81718S20120208

4. "Prisons must cope with surge in elderly inmates" (_Wichita Falls 
[Texas] Times Record News_, Feb. 8, 2012). Note: this is a _WAFTRN_ 
Opinion piece.
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2012/feb/07/our-opinion-prisons-must-cope-surge-elderly-inmate/

5. "Can Boomer Women Afford to Retire?" by Kerry Hannon (_Forbes_, Feb. 8, 
2012).
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryhannon/2012/02/08/can-boomer-women-afford-to-retire/

6. "Baby Boomers To Blame For U.S. Job Market Weakness: Study" 
(huffingtonpost.com, Feb. 7, 2012).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/07/baby-boomers-to-blame-for-job-market-weakness_n_1260265.html

7. "Payroll tax break shows the need for real reform of Social Security," 
by E. Thomas McClanahan (_Sacramento [California] Bee_, Feb. 8, 2012). 
Note: this is a _SB_ Opinion piece.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/08/4247890/payroll-tax-break-shows-the-need.html

1. "Appeals court: Seniors can't reject Medicare right," by Nedra Pickler 
(Associated Press via _Boston Globe_, February 7, 2012).
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2012/02/07/appeals_court_seniors_cant_reject_medicare_right/

2. "House and Senate at Impasse on Medicare Payments," by Robert Pear (_New 
York Times_, February 7, 2012). Note: _NYT_ requires free registration before 
providing articles.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/health/policy/house-and-senate-at-impasse-on-medicare-payments-to-doctors.html

3. "Lawmakers in 9 states target own pension perks," by Thomas Rich (_USA 
Today_ [McLean, Virginia], February 7, 2012).
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-09/pensions-lawmakers/52991858/1

4. "Administration boosts funding for Alzheimer's research," by Janice Lloyd 
(_USA Today_ [McLean, Virginia], February 7, 2012).
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/alzheimers/story/2012-02-07/Administration-boosts-funding-for-Alzheimers-research/52997920/1

5. "Ethnic Experts Say Strengthen, Don't Cut, Social Security," by Paul Kleyman 
(_New American Media_, February 6, 2012).
http://newamericamedia.org/2012/02/ethnic-experts-call-for-strengtheningnot-cuttingsocial-security.php

6. "In pension calculations, proposed high five is really a slap in the face," 
by Joe Davidson (_Washington Post_, February 7, 2012). Note: _WP_ February 
require free registration before providing articles.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2012/02/06/gIQAtgcAvQ_story.html