Can Mandatory Value-Based Payment Models Improve Health Equity?
LDI Fellows Find the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Narrowed Disparities in Complications for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries
Research & Policy Updates
A Preterm Birth Study by LDI Fellows Supports Newly Instituted Changes to Racial and Ethnic Categorizations by a Key U.S. Agency
The Changes Aim to Better Capture Peoples’ True Identities on Birth Certificates
LDI Senior Fellow Andy Tan Seeks to Undo the Damage the Tobacco Industry Causes in the LGBTQ+ Community
Using Messages Tailored for LGBTQ+ People Who Smoke, Tan and Colleagues Aim to Reduce Their Tobacco Use
We Need to Understand Dobbs’ Impacts on Abortions – But Can Existing Data Help?
Challenges and Opportunities to Using Insurance Data to Analyze Abortion Care
Chart of the Day: More U.S. Patients Use Acupuncture for Low Back Pain, But it Remains Rare
Penn LDI Study Examines Insurance Claims to Learn More about Patients Who Get Acupuncture
Congress Extends More Telehealth Care Just Before the 2024 Holidays
But Many Services Were Only Extended Until March 2025
A Dedicated Effort to Reduce Black Birth Complications Yields Results
LDI Fellows Find a Coordinated Systematic Intervention Improved Black Maternal Health Outcomes
LDI Research and Analysis That Caught Your Attention in 2024
Topics of Interest Included Insights About Health Disparities and Implications of Health Policies
Patients Do Better When Care Teams Collaborate
But Professionals Must Learn from Each Other to Bond as a Team
Medicare Advantage: LDI Fellows’ Findings On The Largest Part of Medicare
A Digest of LDI Research on Equity, Costs, and Care in Medicare Advantage Over The Last Two Years
What C-Suite Nurse Leaders Say About LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Health Care
Inclusive Care Needs Action and Intention, LDI Fellow Says
Worker Wages Stagnate as Medicaid Home Care Spending Rises
Raising Reimbursement Rates and Wages Would Support a Stable Workforce and Better Care, LDI Fellows Say