Expanding Social Security May Pay for Itself! Higher Benefits May Decrease Alzheimer's and Dementia 

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 10/08/2015 - 14:55

huffingtonpost.com (07.10.2015) Public health experts quip that when it comes to your health, your zip code can be more important than your genetic code. They understand that there are many factors that are crucial to health outcomes, and a major one is financial security and stability. Groundbreaking new research, showing that increasing Social Security's modest benefits may delay or even avert Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, proves just how profound that quip is.

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[Opinion] Predictive analytics in social protection  -  a new moral hazard?

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 10/08/2015 - 14:14

SAP Blog (05.06.2015) From 6-8 July, the SAP Institute for Digital Government is participating in the 23rd European Social Services Conference in Lisbon. This event is conducted by the European Social Network (ESN). The conference is organised annually by the ESN, an independent learning and development forum for local public social, health, education and employment services in Europe and associate member organisations.

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Information and communication technology

En Uruguay 87,4 % de las personas mayores de 65 años cobra jubilación o pensión

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 10/07/2015 - 09:19

Diario La República (27.09.2015) El sistema de seguridad social uruguayo en etapa de retiro muestra muy altos niveles de cobertura, según datos presentados por Inmayores y la Dirección Nacional de Evaluación y Monitoreo del Ministerio de Desarrollo a través del Sistema de Información sobre Vejez y Envejecimiento. La estadística indica que 87,4 % de las personas de 65 años o más, que representan 14 % de la población, cobraban jubilaciones o pensiones en 2014.

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India: Kerala state plans mandatory health cover for migrant workers

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 10/07/2015 - 08:37

Times Of Oman (27.09.2015) Mandatory health insurance coverage is currently under discussion for residents of the Indian state of Kerala, who plan to migrate abroad from the state, said a top official from the department responsible for the welfare of Keralite migrants.

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india
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Extension of coverage

EU: Adequate Pensions: new report calls for measures to enable people to work until they reach the pension age

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 15:00

europa.eu (05.10.2015) A new report shows that EU’s pension systems can be expected to deliver adequate pensions to future generations of retirees provided strong policies to enable workers to stay in jobs until they reach the statutory pension age are pursued.

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