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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.
Minimum Wage Hikes Alone Are Unlikely to Curb Overdoses and Suicides, Study Finds
U.S. May Need Targeted Health Policies – Not Wages Alone – to Save Lives
Nursing Home Closures Held Steady Despite the Pandemic But Rural Access Worsened
Chart of the Day: LDI Study Suggests Rural Nursing Homes Need More Help
Barriers to Early Licensure May Widen Teen Traffic Safety Disparities
Study Links Delayed Driver’s Licensing to Missed GDL Safety Training
Black Immigrants Face Greater Barriers to Health Care
Penn LDI Team Finds Black Immigrants, Especially Those who are Undocumented, Face Higher Rates of Uninsurance and Lower Health Care Use
Understanding CMS’s Proposed Rule Regarding Prior Authorization For Drugs
LDI Expert Considers Cost, Quality, and Access Implications
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Consumer-Directed Health Care: Promise or Pitfall
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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.
Brian Jenssen, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBE
- Associate Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
- Associate Professor, Law , Carey Law School
Therese Richmond, PhD, RN
- Professor, Nursing , Penn Nursing
Se Hee Min, PhD, RN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
George Lin
- PhD Student, Psychology/Clinical Psychology , School of Arts and Sciences
Nadim Mahmud, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics , Perelman School of Medicine
Doug Strane, MPH
- Health Policy Research Program Manager, PolicyLab , Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Nancy Aitcheson, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease , 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