The GLP-1 Dilemma: Medical Breakthrough Meets Financial Reality
Penn LDI Panel Examines the Costs, Coverage Gaps, and Equity Challenges of Blockbuster Drugs
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.
Solving the Nursing Shortage Means Supporting Care Workers
After Her Daughter’s Death, LDI Fellow Calls for Stronger Care Worker Training and Standards
When Higher Minimum Wages Don’t Mean Higher Incomes
New Research Finds Wage Increases Can Reduce Work Hours and Income for Some Women and Affect Infant Health
Menopause Care is Growing, but Access Remains Unequal
Insurance May Shape Who Gets the Best Menopause Treatment
Seven Things to Know About the FDA’s One-Trial Approach to Drug Approval
It Could Speed Drug Approvals but Also Make It Harder to Know if a Drug Works, Penn LDI Fellows Say
45 Excess Child Deaths a Day in the U.S.
Half-Century Study Finds U.S. Trailing 13 Healthier OECD Nations
Upcoming Events
In-Person Event
Book Talk with Helen Redmond, LCSW
Liquid Handcuffs: Policing and Punishment in Methadone Clinics and the Future of Opioid Addiction Treatment
In-Person Event
LDI Fellow Workshop: Engaging with Policymakers to Increase the Impact of Your Research
Open to LDI Fellows only
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.
David A. Asch, MD, MBA
- Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
- John Morgan Professor, Medicine and Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
Gregory Shea, PhD, MSc
- Adjunct Professor, Management , Wharton School
- President, Shea & Associates
Jiyoun Song, PhD, APRN
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences , Penn Nursing
Jie Deng, PhD, RN
- Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences , Penn Nursing
Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE
- Professor, Pediatrics , Perelman School of Medicine
Morgan Watson
- PhD Student, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics , Perelman School of Medicine
Arnold Rosoff, JD
- Professor Emeritus, Legal Studies and Business Ethics , Wharton School
Jennifer J. Prah, PhD, MSc
- Amartya Sen Professor, Health Equity, Economics, and Policy , School of Social Policy & Practice
- Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy , 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.
