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Latest Research

Nursing Home Staffing During the Pandemic
A Workforce in Crisis
Health Insurance Public Option Unlikely in Biden Era, Penn LDI Conference Told
Tom Daschle and Ezekiel Emanuel Point to ACA Adjustments, Auto-Enrollments, Medicaid Enhancements, and Regulatory Agency Prerogatives
Pandemic's Effect on Public Perceptions of Big Pharma and Overall Drug Pricing
And on the Horizon: Vaccine Price Increases

Expert Impact

Food Prescription Programs: Future Potential and Current Obstacles
Penn LDI Seminar Convenes a Panel of Top Food-as-Medicine Experts
12 LDI Senior Fellows Complete Eight Months of Media and Policy Engagement Training
All Cite Amplify@LDI Program as Boost to Confidence and Editorial Output
Atrial Fibrillation Disparities Were Topic of 2021 Samuel Martin Lecture
Minorities Fall Behind in Receiving the Latest, Most Effective Drugs
Penn LDI's Adriana Perez in PBS Documentary on Aging and Health
Educating with Technology that Ages a Person 30 Years in One Day

Health Policy$ense

Medicaid Expansion Increased Use of Medications for Opioid Use Among Individuals with Criminal Justice Involvement
New Study in Health Affairs
Racial Bias in Mortality Prediction Scores
Could Divert Scarce Critical Care Resources Away From Black Patients
The Fierce Urgency of the Overdose Crisis
Federal Policy Recommendations
Medicaid Expansion & Colorectal Surgery
Medicaid Patients Maintain Access to High-Quality Surgeons

Our Mission

Penn LDI's mission is to catalyze and facilitate multidisciplinary research and educational programs, shaping and expanding the knowledge required to improve health care delivery, health policy, and population health.

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