LDI Health Economist

An eMagazine of LDI People, Research and Resources

Pandemic be Damned. 2020 LDI Fall Kickoff Convenes With Tuxedoed MC and Spotlights

Annual Tradition of Welcoming New Fellows Reinvents Itself on Bluejeans

The Unique Pandemic Challenges Faced by Immunocompromised Individuals

LDI-Funded Rapid-Response Study Uses Photography to Elicit Patient Responses

LDI Launches New Dissemination Training Program for Its Senior Fellows

Amplify@LDI is Designed to Enhance Engagement With Media and Policymakers

Estimating COVID Intervention Effectiveness with 'Censored' Testing

LDI Rapid Response Project Explores Ways to Extrapolate More Accurate Infection Estimates

Health Policy$ense Blog

Adolescents, Psychiatric Hospitalization, and COVID-19

Managing Outbreaks, Addressing Mental Health Needs

HIV and Suicide Risk

PTSD, Depression, Insomnia, and Substance Use as Key Risk Factors

These Key Telehealth Policy Changes Would Improve Buprenorphine Access While Advancing Health Equity

Utsha Khatri, Corey S. Davis, Noa Krawczyk, Michael Lynch, Justin Berk, and Elizabeth A. Samuels for Health Affairs

LDI In The News

The Postal Crisis Exacerbates the Overdose Crisis

Rachel French, Shoshana Aronowitz, Author
Three Flavored Cigar Companies Sue Philly Over Law Restricting Sales to Kids

Frank Leone, Interview
Penn Partners With Medical Device Provider to Develop New Healthcare Technology

George Demiris, Therese Richmond, Interview

LDI Research Summaries

JAMA Network Open

Effect Of Peer Mentors In Diabetes Self-management vs Usual Care On Outcomes In US Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Impact Of Medicaid Expansion On Women With Gynecologic Cancer: A Difference-In-Difference Analysis

Nursing Forum

Self-Efficacy Of Family Caregivers Of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: A Concept Analysis

Annual Review Of Medicine

Wearable Devices To Monitor And Reduce The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence And Opportunities

Issue & Data Briefs

FDA Restrictions on Mifepristone: Time for a Change?

Recent Studies Confirm Clinical and Cost Effectiveness for Medical Management of Early Miscarriage

Chronic Hospital Nurse Understaffing Meets COVID-19

An Observational Study

What Do We Know About Health Insurance Choice?

Lessons for health care reform

Calendar

Fri Sep 25

Fri, September 25

LDI Event, Policy Seminar, COVID

Prospects for Health Care Reform: Pandemics, Politics, and Public Opinion

A Virtual Conversation with Daniel Dawes, JD, Erika Franklin Fowler, PhD, Andy Slavitt, MBA, and Rodney Whitlock, PhD, moderated by Ezekiel Emanuel, PhD, MD, MSc

Sep. 25, 2020 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Fri Oct 16

Fri, October 16

LDI Event, Policy Seminar

Recognizing and Addressing the Effects of Structural Racism on Health

A Virtual Conversation with Courtney Boen, PhD, MPH, Sara Jacoby, PhD, MPH, MSN, Jamila Michener, PhD, and John Rich, MD, MPH, moderated by Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD

Oct. 16, 2020 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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News From Elsewhere

Philadelphia Inquirer

Why Internet Access is a 'Super' Determinant of Health

More Than 21 Million Live in 'Digital Deserts' Without Broadband Service
New York Times

The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus

New Federal Data Reveals a Clearer and More Complete Picture
STAT

Data Show Panic and Disorganization Dominate the Study of Covid-19 Drugs

STAT Analysis Results Released
Modern Health Care

Virus, Floyd Death Merge in Brutal Blow to Black Well-Being

Reflections From Former AMA President