LDI Health Economist

Meet The New LDI Senior Fellows: The 2018 Fall Kickoff

Eighteen Faculty Researchers From Across Penn Schools

Engaging Implementation Science, Behavioral Economics and Mental Health Challenges With Great Alacrity

New Penn Research Initiative Assesses Its First Year and Lays Strategies for Next Three

Justin Bekelman Wins 2018 American Cancer Society Cancer Control Award

Cited for 'Major and Unique' Contributions to the Field

David Asch Wins AAMC-RWJF David E. Rogers Award

Cited for Major Contributions to Improving U.S. Health Care

Health Policy$ense Blog

Penn’s Gant Family Precision Medicine Consortium Takes on Sustainable Targeted Oncology

Challenges in precision medicine

The 2019 Outlook for the Health Insurance Exchanges

A roundup of recent news and analyses

Contributions to Members of Congressional Committees Responding to the Opioid Crisis From PACs Connected to Opioid Firms

Analysis raises questions about potential conflicts of interest

LDI In The News

Mitesh Patel Featured in Article About Google's New Fitness Tracker Innovations

Penn Medicine's Justin Bekelman Featured in Washington Post

The "De-Escalation" of some Types of Cancer Treatments

Penn's Ashley Swanson Featured on Marketplace Radio Report

Wharton Health Economist Discusses Controversy Surrounding Pharmacy Benefit Managers

LDI Research Summaries

Hormone Research in Pediatrics

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in US Pediatric Growth Hormone Treatment

Pediatrics

Adolescent E-Cigarette, Hookah, and Conventional Cigarette Use and Subsequent Marijuana Use

Health Affairs

Mandatory Health Care Provider Counseling For Parents Led To A Decline In Vaccine Exemptions In California

Academic Pediatrics

Using Behavioral Economics to Encourage Parent Behavior Change: Opportunities to Improve Clinical Effectiveness

Issue & Data Briefs

Cost-effective Screening and Treatment of Hepatitis C

The case for universal, one-time screening

National Variation in Opioid Prescribing and Risk of Prolonged Use for Opioid-Naive Patients Treated in the Emergency Department for Ankle Sprains

One in four patients prescribed opioids for ankle sprain between 2011-2015

A Pragmatic Trial of E-Cigarettes, Incentives, and Drugs for Smoking Cessation

Free cessation aids plus $600 most effective

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Screening of David Barton Smith’s ‘The Power to Heal’

Health Econ Workshop hosted by Wharton HCMG joint with Penn Econ with Dan Zeltzer, PhD

Research to Improve the Nation's Health System:

Theory driven.

Data tested.

Policy focused.