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The biomedicalization of aging: dangers and dilemmas by Estes, C L, Binney, E A

“…Medicine, with its focus on individual organic pathology and interventions, has become a powerful and pervasive force in the definition and treatment of aging…”
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IS GERMAN LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE A MODEL FOR THE UNITED STATES? by Schunk, Michaela V., Estes, Carroll L.

“…German long-term care insurance, implemented in 1995, significantly extends the coverage of care-related risks. Given the similarities of German and U.S…”
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The impact of DRGs on community-based service providers: implications for the elderly by Wood, J B, Estes, C L

“…We investigated changes in community-based agencies following the implementation of the Medicare prospective payment system for hospitals utilizing DRGs…”
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THE GLOBALIZATION OF CAPITAL, THE WELFARE STATE, AND OLD AGE POLICY by Estes, Carroll L., Phillipson, Chris

“…A new political economy is shaping the lives of present and future generations of older people. The key change has been the move from the mass institutions…”
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Privatization, System Membership, and Access to Home Health Care for the Elderly by Estes, Carroll L., Swan, James H.

“…Home health agency (HHA) access based on organizational and market factors is considered, employing a theoretical model of isomorphism for organizational…”
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Medicalization, public policy and the elderly: social services in jeopardy? by Binney, E A, Estes, C L, Ingman, S R

“…This paper examines the medicalization of community-based services for the elderly; a process of restructuring to provide more highly medical services to a…”
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The Influence of Integration on the Expenditures and Costs of Mental Health and Substance Use Care: Results from the Randomized PRISM-E Study by Domino, M. E., Maxwell, J., Cody, M., Cheal, K., Busch, A. B., Van Stone, W. W., Cooley, S. G., Zubtritsky, C., Estes, C. L., Shen, Y., Lynch, M., Grantham, S., Wohlford, P., Aoyama, M. C., Fitzpatrick, J., Zaman, S., Dodson, J., Levkoff, S. E.

“…We compared the healthcare costs associated with an integrated care model to an enhanced referral model for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and at-risk…”
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Paying for long-term care by Estes, C L, Bodenheimer, T

“…Everyone agrees that insurance for long-term care is inadequate in the United States. Disagreement exists, however, on whether such insurance should be…”
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Older women in the post-Reagan era by Arendell, T, Estes, C L

“…This article explores the social, economic, and institutional factors that affect older women throughout the life cycle, and recent policy and ideological…”
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Social Security: The Social Construction of a Crisis by Estes, Carroll L.

“…Definitions of "reality" that influence opinions and shape the public policies that flow from them reflect the dominance of certain values and concepts of…”
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The retreat of the state and its transfer of responsibility: the intergenerational war by Binney, E A, Estes, C L

“…In this article, the socially constructed nature of the conflict between the generations, or the "intergenerational war," is explored, with a description of…”
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The Gerontological Imagination: Social Influences on the Development of Gerontology, 1945-Present by Estes, Carroll L

“…Presents framework for analysis of development of gerontology since 1945. Examines three distinct historical periods and several forces that have shaped field…”
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The aging enterprise: in whose interests? by Estes, C L

“…This paper revisits the aging enterprise in the context of the new competitive business ideology. Public policy has created an aging enterprise that assures…”
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Federal funding for aging education and research: a decade analysis by Kerin, P B, Estes, C L, Douglass, E B

“…Support for gerontological education and research is analyzed from 1976 through 1986 for five federal agencies: the Administration on Aging, the Bureau of…”
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Austerity and aging in the United States: 1980 and beyond by Estes, C L

“…This paper presents a critical examination of the past and future direction of social policies for the aged in the United States. The definitions of the social…”
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Revenue sharing: implications for policy and research in aging by Estes, C L

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What Happened to Long-Term Care in the Health Reform Debate of 1993-1994? Lessons for the Future by Wiener, Joshua M., Estes, Carroll L., Goldenson, Susan M., Goldberg, Sheryl C.

“…During 1993 and 1994, the United States debated but did not enact major health care reform. Although the reform efforts focused on providing health coverage…”
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Adding Aging and Gender to the Women's Health Agenda by Weitz, Tracy, Estes, Carroll L.

“…The complex interaction of medical, social, and economic factors that affect women's wellness as they age requires a new paradigm that bridges the gap between…”
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Trends in CMHC services to elderly populations by Fox, P J, Swan, J H, Estes, C L

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Barriers to effective community planning for the elderly by Estes, C L

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