Integrated Care Plans Didn’t Boost Medicaid Enrollment for the Poorest Seniors
Chart of the Day: Medicare-Medicaid Plans—Created to Streamline Care for Dually Eligible Individuals—Failed to Increase Medicaid Participation in High-Poverty Communities
Our Mission
We connect researchers from across the University of Pennsylvania with a common mission: to improve health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
After Fifteen Years, is Value-Based Care Succeeding?
Penn LDI Debates the Pros and Cons of Payment Reform
National Academy of Medicine Issues Code of Conduct to Guide Health Care’s AI Revolution
One of the Authors, Penn’s Kevin B. Johnson, Explains the Principles It Sets Out
Turning Upheaval into Opportunity for U.S. Health Information
Six Lessons the U.S. Can Learn from Europe About Protecting Health Data Linkages
Participation in Medicare Advantage Risk-Based Provider Payments Shows Little Impact on Care Delivery
Moving from Fee-for-Service to Risk-Based Contracts Hasn’t Dramatically Changed Patient Care, Raising Questions About How to Make These Models More Effective
Black and Hispanic Children Have Higher Death Rates Than White Children After In-Hospital CPR
Equitably Improving Care for Hospitalized Kids Who Experience Cardiac Arrest Requires Hospital-Level Changes, LDI Fellows Say
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: Opportunities, Risks, and a Future Research Agenda
A Conversation with Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE, Brian T. Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, and Verity Schaye, MD, MHPE, moderated by Jennifer Kogan, MD
In-Person Event
Fireside Chat with Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA
Loneliness and Public Health: A Conversation with Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD
Open to Penn affiliates
Our Experts
Our 500+ Fellows are national experts and thought leaders who bridge all of Penn’s schools, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Elaine Sang, MSN, RN
- PhD Student, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health , Penn Nursing
Jose Reyes, MD
- Clinical Fellow , Perelman School of Medicine
Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng, MPH
- PhD Student, Biobehavioral Health Sciences , Penn Nursing
- MBE Student, Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
Elise Parrish
- PhD Student, Sociology , School of Arts and Sciences
Hanming Fang, PhD
- Joseph M. Cohen Term Professor, Economics , School of Arts and Sciences
- Professor, Health Care Management , Wharton School
Alon Bergman, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Health Care Management , Wharton School
Kristan Scott, MD
- Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program , Perelman School of Medicine
Xiaoxuan (Priscilla) Liu, RN
- PhD Student , Penn Nursing
What We Do
As Penn’s hub for health care delivery, health policy, and population health, we connect and amplify over 500 Fellows across the University, and train the next generation of researchers.
Fast Facts
$160M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
11,300+
Journal Articles Published (2020–2024)
$400K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI