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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
LDI generates critical evidence to improve U.S. health care delivery, patient care, and health policy.
How to Lower Maternal and Child Deaths Across the World? Give Low-Income Families Cash.
Research Brief: Cash Transfer Programs Improve Birth, Nutrition, and Early Childhood Health Outcomes
Medicaid Reviews May Disenroll Vulnerable Dual Eligibles
Chart of the Day: Researchers Urge Easier Renewals and Better Support To Prevent Gaps in Care
New Study Reveals Death Rates During SSDI’s 24-Month Wait for Medicare
While They Wait for Medicare, People Approved for Social Security Disability Die at Higher Rates Compared to the General Public
Staffing Mandates Boost Care Without Closing Nursing Homes
New Evidence Undercuts Industry Warnings and Supports the Case To Restore Federal Minimum Staffing Standards
Hospital Mergers Push Moms on Medicaid Farther for Care
Mergers Change Where Low-Income Women Give Birth—Prompting Calls for Regulators to Weigh Effects on Vulnerable Patients and Safety-Net Systems
Impact Report
Our commitment to driving positive change through transformative research powered a series of standout achievements in 2025. Explore how we turned evidence into action to shape smarter health policy.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Event
Is Medicare Advantage Working?
A Conversation with Cheryl Damberg, PhD, and Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
Virtual Event
LDI Fellows Workshop: Truveta Real World Data Research Capabilities & Research Use Cases
Open to LDI Fellows
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.
Cynthia Mollen, MD, MSCE
- Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
Juan Pablo Atal, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Economics , School of Arts and Sciences
Briton Lee, MD
- Clinical Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology , Perelman School of Medicine
- Master of Science in Health Policy Research (MSHP) Student , Perelman School of Medicine
Cynthia Chude
- PhD Student, Health Care Management and Economics , Wharton School
Michael Luke, MD, MSHP
- Instructor, Pediatrics , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Huy Le
- PhD Student , Penn Nursing
Lauren Reed-Guy, MD
- Fellow, Division of Hematology and Oncology , Perelman School of Medicine
Millan AbiNader, PhD, MSW
- Assistant Professor, Social Work & Social Policy , School of Social Policy & Practice
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