Changes in Medicare Expenditures Associated with Overweight and Obesity, 1997-2006 • Dawn Alley, University of Maryland ; Bruce Stuart, University of Maryland ; Jennifer Lloyd, University of Maryland ; Thomas Shaffer, University of Maryland

Examining Socioeconomic Variation in the Co-Evolution of Cognitive Decline and Functional Limitations among the Oldest Old • Nicholas J. Bishop, Arizona State University

Reconciling Divergent Evidence on U.S. Trends in Late-Life Disability: An Update • Vicki A. Freedman, University of Michigan ; Brenda Spillman, Urban Institute ; Robert Schoeni, University of Michigan ; Patricia Andreski, University of Michigan ; Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California ; Ellen A. Kramarow, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC ; James Lubitz, Independent Consultant ; Linda G. Martin, RAND Corporation ; Sharon Merkin, University of California, Los Angeles ; Teresa E. Seeman, University of California, Los Angeles ; Timothy A. Waidmann, Urban Institute

Measuring the Likelihood of Developing a Work Disability across the Life Course • Mark Rank, Washington University in St. Louis ; Thomas Hirschl, Cornell University