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Blog Post

In Philly Emergency Departments, Text Messages Helped Patients Seek Public Benefits More Often

Follow-Up Texts, Not Paper Flyers, Drove Real Action on Unclaimed Benefits Like Heating, Child Care, Tax Rebates, and Children’s Health 

By:
  • Christine Weeks
May 5, 2026

Blog Post

Health Equity

Penn Study Faults Federal Maternal Morbidity Statistics

Comparison to Commercial All-Payer Database Documents Wide Discrepancies

By:
  • Hoag Levins
April 30, 2026
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Blog Post

Health Care Payment and Financing

Hospital-at-Home: How to Reenergize This Key Program

These 10 Points Lay Out the Biggest Barriers – From Costs to Complex Rules – and the Reforms Needed to Put More Hospital Care in Homes Nationwide

By:
  • Karl Stark
April 29, 2026
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Blog Post

Outpatient Surgeries Still Grew After COVID, Reshaping Care

A New Study Confirms the Outpatient Surge and Suggests That Many Patients Will Be Left Behind

By:
  • Karl Stark
April 23, 2026
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Blog Post

Health Care Payment and Financing

LDI Fellows’ AI Program Could Save Medicare Billions in Overpayments

Replacing Flawed Current Payment Methods With the Machine Learning Model “Franklin,” Might Thwart Upcoding and Favorable Enrollee Selection by Medicare Advantage Firms

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
April 21, 2026
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Blog Post

U.S. Hospital Nurse Job Conditions Worsen After COVID, and Turnover Continues

Chart of the Day: National Study Shows Worse Nurse Job Satisfaction and Perceived Lower Care Quality as Staffing Shortages Persist Post-Pandemic

By:
  • Christine Weeks
April 15, 2026

Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

A Simple, Gamified Program Boosted Walking in Parkinson’s Patients

Chart of the Day: Remote Intervention with Gaming Elements Shows Promise, LDI Expert Finds

By:
  • Joanna Kim, MPH
April 14, 2026
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Blog Post

AI in Health Care

U.S. AI Boom Could Cause Health Care Costs to Soar Without Changes to Payment Policy

Federal Officials Factor in Health Gains to Control Spending, LDI Fellow Says

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
April 8, 2026
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Blog Post

Population Health

Many Maternal Deaths Occur After Birth, With Mental Health a Key Factor

LDI Experts Are Making Postpartum Care Safer With Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, Doulas, and Long-Acting Addiction Care

By:
  • Nancy Stedman
March 30, 2026
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Blog Post

Population Health

Health Insurance May Slow Toxin-Related Aging, LDI Fellow Finds

Researchers Urge Expanding Insurance Coverage with Stronger Environmental Protections to Ease the Biological Toll of Lead and Other Hazards

By:
  • Christine Weeks
March 26, 2026

Blog Post

Substance Use Disorder

Private Equity Expands Grip on Addiction Treatment Sector

Researchers Point to Gains in Access to Care but Declines in Patient Retention and Ongoing Concerns about Quality

By:
  • Hoag Levins
March 25, 2026

Blog Post

Population Health

Housing May Help Homeless Veterans With Heart Disease Avoid the ER

Faster Access to Stable Housing May Improve Health for Vulnerable Veterans, LDI Fellows’ Study Finds

By:
  • Joanna Kim, MPH
March 24, 2026

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