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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.
Why RFK Jr.’s Public Health Agenda Threatens Us All
Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner Warns That Gutting the CDC, Undermining Vaccines, and Politicizing Science Will Leave the U.S. Dangerously Unprepared for the Next Pandemic
Study Finds Hospice Providers “Game” Medicare Payment Cap, But With Modest Impact on Costs
Some Hospice Agencies Adjusted Admissions and Discharges to Maximize Payments
University of Pennsylvania Teams Up with CenterWell to Help Advance Primary Care Excellence and Access for Seniors
New Program Launches Research Initiatives Focused on Improving Primary Care for Older Adults
New Parents Put Infants’ Health First, While Their Own Suffers
Rural Parents Had More Emergency Visits and Insurance Loss Than Urban Peers, an LDI Study Shows. Integrated Baby Visits Could Help All Parents Be Healthier
CHERISH Research Center’s Grant Is Renewed
Penn and Four Other Partners Focus on the Health Economics of Substance Use Disorder
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Decoding the Moment: Obamacare Subsidies at a Crossroads
A Conversation with Katherine Baicker, PhD, and Jonathan Gruber, PhD, moderated by Dan Gorenstein
Virtual Event
Rural Health Policy for Non-Rural Health Researchers: Why Now is the Time to Pay Attention
Virtual Roundtable for LDI Fellows Only
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.
Rebecca Suzanne Pepe, MPH
- PhD Student, Social Welfare , School of Social Policy & Practice
Steven Joffe, MD, MPH
- Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
- Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
Catherine Vanchiere, MD, MA
- Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Elizabeth Nesoff, PhD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics , Perelman School of Medicine
Heidi Harvie, MD, MSCE
- Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Perelman School of Medicine
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
- Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor, Medical Ethics & Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
- Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor, Health Care Management , Wharton School
Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Margaret Bond Simon Dean , Penn Nursing
- Professor, Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
Flaura Winston, MD, PhD
- Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
- Distinguished Chair, Pediatrics , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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