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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
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.
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
Safeguarding Nursing Science Amid Political Retrenchment
Experts Say Nursing Ethics Can Help Researchers Confront Federal Disinvestment, Defend Science, and Advance Health Equity
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Decoding the Moment: Obamacare Subsidies at a Crossroads
A Conversation with Katherine Baicker, PhD, and Jonathan Gruber, PhD, moderated by Dan Gorenstein
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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.
Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD
- Division Chief of Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
- Co-Director of the Health Economics Data Analyst Pool (HEDAP) , Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Maria Altieri, MD, MS
- Assistant Professor, Surgery , Perelman School of Medicine
Jeffrey Silber, MD, PhD
- Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
- Professor, Health Care Management , Wharton School
Amanda Bettencourt, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
Courtney Schreiber, MD, MPH
- Emily and Stuart Mudd Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Perelman School of Medicine
- Chief of the Division of Family Planning , Perelman School of Medicine
Sarah Gutman, MD, MSPH
- Assistant Professor, OB/GYN , Perelman School of Medicine
Jason Karlawish, MD
- Professor, Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
- Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
John Rizzo, MSN, RN
- PhD Student, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) , 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.
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$160M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
11,300+
Journal Articles Published (2020–2024)
$400K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI