Making meaning of financial scarcity in old age

Medical decision making in scarcity situations.

The issue of the allocation of resources in health care is here to stay. The goal of this study was to explore the views of physicians on several topics that have arisen in the debate on the allocation of scarce resources and to compare these with the views of policy makers. We asked physicians (oncologists, cardiologists, and nursing home physicians) and policy makers to participate in an inte...

Financial and Health Security in Old Age: Three Essays

Old Age and the Decline in Financial Literacy

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Financial Policy in Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, 1935–50

S IGNIFICANT debates on the financing of old-age and survivors insurance preceded and accompanied the enactment of the original Social Security Act of 1935 and its revisions in 1939 and in 1950. Contribution rates, reserve fund accumulation, and current-cost versus levelpremiilm financing were the topics most widely debated. The same issues were involved in the discussions that led Congress to ...

Meaning Making in VMT

Meaning making is central to the interactions that take place in CSCL settings. The collaborative construction of shared meaning is a complex process that has not previously been analyzed in detail despite the fact that it is often acknowledged as being the distinguishing element in CSCL. Here, a three-minute excerpt from a discussion among three students is considered in some detail. The stude...