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Research & Policy Updates

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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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In Their Own Words

Health Care Payment and Financing

Health Care Affordability

Expert Insights

By:
  • Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
  • Michael Anne Kyle PhD, RN
  • Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD
  • Brian Blase, Zack Cooper, and Leemore Dafny
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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In Their Own Words

AI in Health Care

AI Prescribing Medications In Utah: A Flawed Regulatory Playbook

A First-of-Its-Kind Pilot Raises Safety Risks and Questions About Who Should Regulate Machines Acting Like Doctors

By:
  • Eric Bressman, MD, MSHP
April 17, 2026
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In Their Own Words

What The Pitt Gets Right About the U.S. Health Care System

LDI Fellows Weigh in on the HBO Max Show, Describing Real Challenges From High Patient Bills to Assaults on Nurses in the ER

By:
  • Afrah Howlader, MPH
  • Karl Stark
April 16, 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

News

Courtney Schreiber Wins International Prize for Pregnancy Research

Cited for Driving Changes in Early Pregnancy Loss Care Guidelines

By:
  • Hoag Levins
April 14, 2026

News

Health Equity | Population Health

Incarceration as Social Determinant of Health

Penn Researcher Says Mental Illness, Chronic Disease Risks Surge After Release

By:
  • Hoag Levins
April 13, 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

News

Health Care Payment and Financing

Finding Rare Agreement on Fixing the Health Care Affordability Crisis

Former Obama and Trump Advisors Find Some Common Ground at D.C. University of Pennsylvania Event

By:
  • Hoag Levins
April 7, 2026

News

Substance Use Disorder

“Everybody’s Going to Feel the Pain”: Medicaid Cuts Threaten Addiction Treatment

New York Commissioner Warns University of Pennsylvania Conference That Funding Losses Could Force States to Ration Care and Risk Rising Overdose Deaths

By:
  • Hoag Levins
April 1, 2026

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