Virtual Event
Covering the Cure: Access and Payment for High-Cost Cell and Gene Therapies
A Conversation with Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Titilope Fasipe, MD, PhD, Jarrod Henshaw, JD, and Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, moderated by David Grande, MD, MPA
Our Mission
Penn LDI is dedicated to improving health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and 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.
Upcoming Events
In-Person Event
Research Seminar with Boris Vabson, PhD
Privatizing Government-Sponsored Health Insurance: Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare
Open to Penn Affiliates
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
Correcting Pessimistic Mortality Beliefs May Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy, Malawi Study Shows
Changing Perceptions of Survival Risk Increased COVID Vaccination 5 Years Later
Chart of the Day: State Variation in Private Equity Ownership in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Facilities
New Geographic Trends Raise Questions About the Future of Behavioral Health Services
How Well Do Fetal Care Centers Meet the Needs of Highly Complex Patients and Families?
A Penn Study Creates a Person-Centered Care Measurement Instrument
Andy Tan to Co-Lead $9.6 Million Tobacco Communications Study
Will Evaluate the Impact of Current Government Anti-Tobacco Messaging
Penn LDI CICADA Initiative Names Researchers for 2024-2025 Cohort
Seventh Year of Program that Recruits, Mentors and Develops Junior Faculty for Health Services Research
How Do Ownership Changes Affect Nursing Home Quality?
After Acquisition, Staffing Declines Lead to a Small Negative Impact on Overall Quality
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.
Kyra O’Brien, MD
- Assistant Professor, Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine
Alexandra Bray, PhD
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Care Management, Wharton School
Melanie Kornides, ScD, MSN
- Associate Professor, Family & Community Health, Penn Nursing
Claire Regan, DNP, CRNP
- PhD Student, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Penn Nursing
Matthew McCoy, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
Patrick J. Brennan, MD
- Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Ross Koppel, PhD
- Professor, Medical Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine
- Professor, Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences
Kaustav Shah, MD
- Internist, Perelman School of Medicine
- Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program, Perelman School of Medicine
Fast Facts
$150M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
9,500+
Journal Articles Published (2019–2023)
$1M+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI