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Substance Use Disorder

Securing Abandoned Houses May Prevent Fatal Opioid Overdoses

Penn Study Finds Fewer Fatal Overdoses on Blocks Where Vacant Buildings were Sealed

By:
  • Hoag Levins
October 1, 2026
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Blog Post

A Virtual Doctor May Be Coming to a Kidney Clinic Near You

AI May Be a Scalable Way to Educate Transplant Patients, but its Clinical Impact Remains Unclear

By:
  • Christine Weeks
September 30, 2026

News

A Potentially Harmful ED Delay That Has Been Widely Overlooked

New Study Focuses on Boarding Transition Time to Inpatient Medical Care

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 28, 2026
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In Their Own Words

Pennsylvania Could Lose SNAP. Here’s One Way to Save It

A Sweetened-Drink Tax May Raise Revenue Statewide While Improving Health

By:
  • Christina Roberto, PhD
  • and Alyssa Moran, ScD, MPH
September 25, 2026
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Blog Post

Population Health

State-Level Flavored Tobacco Bans: Are They Working in Youth?

LDI Fellow Recommends Coupling Bans With Price Increases, Cessation Support to Meaningfully Reduce Youth Use

By:
  • Afrah Howlader, MPH
September 24, 2026

News

Global Nursing Shortage Requires Better Workplaces, Not Just More Nurses

Penn-led Symposium: Magnet4Europe Hospitals Improved Retention, Safety, and Quality by Giving Nurses a Greater Voice in Care Delivery

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 23, 2026

News

Health Care Payment and Financing

The Battle to Turn Consumers Into Effective Health Care Shoppers

LDI Virtual Seminar Explores Whether We’re Winning or Losing and What That Means

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 21, 2026
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Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

Could Virtual Coaching Make Caregivers Healthier?

Penn Group Finds Virtual Program May Cut Hospital Stays and Save Money 

By:
  • Joanna Kim, MPH
September 17, 2026
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Blog Post

Substance Use Disorder

Higher Overdose Risk and Less Care for People with Autism and Substance Use Disorder

First National Study Comparing SUD Outcomes by Autism Status Finds Stark Disparities

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
September 16, 2026

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Can Venture Capital Help Solve America’s Maternal Health Crisis?

U.S. Startups Offer New Solutions but Raise Concerns About Medicaid Access and Equity

By:
  • Karl Stark
September 15, 2026

News

AI in Health Care

U.S. Health Care Has a Decision-Making Problem. Can AI Help?

Behavioral Science and AI Offer a New Path, LDI Fellows Say

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 14, 2026
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In Their Own Words

Health Care Payment and Financing

Medicaid Risk Contracts In The New ACO LEAD Model

LDI Experts Highlight Four Considerations for Upcoming Integrated Care Model

By:
  • Eric T. Roberts, PhD
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
  • Kenton J. Johnston, PhD, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH Allison M. Nishi, and José F. Figueroa, MD, MPH
September 10, 2026

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