Perceptions of North Carolina's Medicaid Transformation: A Qualitative Study.

Background: In 2021, North Carolina switched 1.6 million beneficiaries from a fee-for-service Medicaid model to a managed care system. The state prepared beneficiaries with logistical planning and a communications plan.

Effects of Resistance Training With and Without Caloric Restriction on Arterial Stiffness in Overweight and Obese Older Adults.

Background: Arterial stiffness is an important marker of vascular aging that is increased in sedentary, obese older adults. Weight loss induced by caloric restriction (CR) can improve arterial stiffness in this population; however, the effects of resistance training (RT) are not clear. This pilot study determined the effects of RT with and without CR on arterial stiffness in overweight and obese older adults.

Heterogeneity of physical function responses to exercise training in older adults.

Objectives: To describe the interindividual variability in physical function responses to supervised resistance and aerobic exercise training interventions in older adults.

Design: Data analysis of two randomized, controlled exercise trials.

Setting: Community-based research centers.