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Latest Research

The Current State of Evidence on Bundled Payments
Effects on cost, quality, access, and equity
A Comprehensive Measure of the Costs of Caring For a Parent: Differences According to Functional Status
Substantial costs to caregiver well-being
Physician-Hospital Relationships: Integration ≠ Alignment
Burns study shows small differences in employment vs. medical staff model

Expert Impact

Penn Nursing's Alison Buttenheim Named Interim Director of CHIBE
Will Take Over In January When Founder Kevin Volpp Goes on Sabbatical
LDI's Polsky, Werner and Domchek Named to National Academy of Medicine
Cited for 'Major Contributions to the Advancement of the Medical Sciences'
Photo Report From 6th Annual Penn Health Insurance Exchange Conference
State Government, Academic Researchers and Insurance Industry Experts Convene to Discuss Challenges
Report From The First National 'Nudge Units in Health Care' Symposium
Executives and Researchers from 22 Health Systems Gather at Penn

Health Policy$ense

Ten Years Back and Ten Years Ahead: Innovation in Pediatric Primary Care
A post from PolicyLab's 10th anniversary blog series
The Sixth Annual Health Insurance Exchange Conference
Key themes from this year's event
Medicaid Expansion and the Opioid Epidemic
New evidence that expansion reduces overdose mortality and increases treatment access
When Health Care And Law Enforcement Intersect In Trauma Care, What Rules Apply?
A Health Affairs blog post

Our Mission

LDI's mission is to catalyze and facilitate research collaborations and educational programs to integrate knowledge and shape policy for a more effective health system.

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