Opioid Prescriptions Can Lead to Misuse and Poor Job Performance
Military Data Link New Opioid Prescriptions to Fewer Promotions and More Misconduct
Research & Policy Updates
Philadelphia Providers Share Policy Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Recent University of Pennsylvania Study Highlights Providers’ Views on Policies That Hinder Their Ability to Treat Patients
A Smarter Path for U.S. Organ Donation
Penn LDI Experts Show How Access to the Best Care for Donors Could Improve
Temperature Extremes Mean More No-Shows at Pediatric Visits
Kids Missed Doctor’s Appointments More Often in Severe Weather
Kids Are Getting Sicker. The NIH Must Adapt, LDI Fellow Writes
His Team Urges NIH Reforms to Spur Pediatric Research and Reverse America’s Worsening Child Health Crisis
Heat and Cold Deaths Are Rising Faster for Less Educated Americans
Chart of the Day: New Study Links Lower Education Levels to Rising Climate-Related Deaths
Cost Plus Drugs Beats Health Insurance for High-Cost Generics
Chart of the Day: Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs Can Save Employer-Covered Patients Hundreds on Some Generics
America’s Caregiver Crisis is Burning Out Millions of Families
Coaching and Support Can Help But Are Rarely Used, LDI Experts Say
‘Pill Mill’ Laws Worked, Cutting Opioid Overprescribing and Deaths
Measures in 11 States Also Reduced Doctor Shopping Without Pushing Patients Into Illicit Drug Use, a New RAND–Penn Study Finds
Risk-Based Contracts Are Unlikely to Cut Waste in Medicare Advantage
Risk-Based Payments May Fail to Lower Low-Value Care, a New Study Shows
Trump Order to Criminalize Homelessness Sparks Alarm
New Policy Reduces Housing First While Favoring Enforcement and Involuntary Treatment. That Could Worsen Homelessness, LDI Experts Warn
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