Jaya Aysola’s Remarks from UN Panel on Health Care for the Disabled
LDI Senior Fellow Calls for a Major Upgrade in Best Practices
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.
States Weigh in on Trump Administration’s Medicaid Fraud Push
LDI/Tradeoffs Virtual Seminar Explores the New Federal Actions and Why Fraud is Hard to Measure
Pregnancy Can Turn Deadly Before Prenatal Care Begins
LDI Fellow and OB-GYN Calls for Faster Testing and Better Early-Pregnancy Care
From Secret Health Care Prices to Too Much Information
Why a 2020 Federal Price Transparency Initiative has yet to Produce a Consumer Shopping Revolution
Lung Cancer Screening Isn’t Enough. Pay People to Quit Smoking.
Cash Incentives Doubled Quit Rates Among High-Risk Patients, Penn LDI Study Finds
Securing Abandoned Houses May Prevent Fatal Opioid Overdoses
Penn Study Finds Fewer Fatal Overdoses on Blocks Where Vacant Buildings were Sealed
Upcoming Events
In-Person Event
Research Seminar with John Cawley, PhD
The Effects of Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in the U.S.
Open to Penn Affiliates
Hybrid Event
Health Policy Research Seminar with Daniel Ollendorf, PhD, MPH
At the Intersection of Access and Affordability: A Brief, Tortured History of Health Technology Assessment and the Current Role of ICER
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.
Laura Starbird, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
Jeremy Jones, MD
- Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellow , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Emily Ko, MD, MSCR
- Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Perelman School of Medicine
Andrea Castellano, RN
- PhD Student, School of Nursing , Penn Nursing
Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Cardiology , Perelman School of Medicine
Rebecca Hamm, MD, MSCE
- Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Perelman School of Medicine
Allison Willis, MD, MS
- Professor, Neurology , Perelman School of Medicine
- Professor, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics , Perelman School of Medicine
Eva Catenaccio, MD
- Assistant Professor, Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics , 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
$179M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
12,100+
Journal Articles Published (2021–2025)
$622K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI
Our Impact
Penn LDI’s success stems from creating multidisciplinary solutions to our nation’s most pressing health care problems. Explore 20 stories about the transformative power of our institute.
