Black Men’s Early Experiences Shape Recovery From Serious Trauma
Neighborhood Perceptions May Also Affect PTSD and Depression Recovery After Serious Injury
Our Impact
Stay informed about our latest insights on health policy, innovative research findings, events, and opportunities.
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
How Medicare Advantage Changed Home Health Care Use
LDI Executive Director Discusses New Findings on Medicare Beneficiaries’ Use of Home Health
Gene Hackman’s Death Shows Why Caregivers Need More Care
The Tragic Deaths of the Actor With Dementia and His Wife Signal a System That Often Fails to Support Caregivers
Study Suggests Parents of Preterm Infants Miss More Postpartum Care
LDI Researchers Recommend Integrating Maternal Health Care into the NICU
Why Cardiologists May Hesitate to Give Essential Care to Sicker Patients
Black, Older, Female, and Higher-Risk Patients are Most Affected
Shutting Down Federal Support for LGBTQ+ Health Care and Research
Penn Medicine Health Equity Week Panel Eyes an Extraordinary Unraveling
Upcoming Events
In-Person Event
Policy Seminar with Christopher Longhurst, MD, MS
Healthcare AI in an Evolving Regulatory Environment
Open to Penn affiliates
In-Person Event
The Future of Health and Health Care Conference
Exploring Penn Medicine’s Impact on Population Health Over the Past 30 years—and How Their Work is Shaping the Future of Health Care!
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.
Xiaoxuan (Priscilla) Liu, RN
- PhD Student, Penn Nursing
Daniel Herman, MD, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Ariel Kamen, RN
- PhD Student, Centers for Policy and Health Outcomes, Penn Nursing
Alexander Olssen, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Health Care Management, Wharton School
Austin DeChalus
- Fellow, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Laurin Bixby
- PhD Student, Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences
- Master’s Student, Statistics and Data Science, Wharton School
Alexandra Bray, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Care Management, Wharton School
Therese Bittermann, MD, MSCE
- Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine
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
In The Media
In The Media Medical Xpress
Do Harm Reduction Interventions For Substance Use Lower Or Raise Trust In Government?
Interview
In The Media Moneywise
‘It Will Halt Life-Saving Research’: Trump Freezes $2.3B In Funding To Harvard
Interview
In The Media The Philadelphia Tribune
2 Philadelphia Researchers Concerned With Losing Federal Dollars For Gun Violence Prevention
Interview
In The Media NBC 10 Philadelphia
What Advisors Are Telling Their Clients After The Latest Bond Market Sell-Off
Interview
In The Media Iowa Public Radio
How Gendered Understandings Of Medicine Have Influenced Health Care
Interview
In The Media Medical Economics
Health Care Faces Growing Digital Threats, ACP Experts Warn
Interview