LDI Health Economist

An eMagazine of LDI People, Research and Resources

Scope of Practice Restrictions and Vulnerable Populations

LDI Virtual Conference Explores The Issue's Changing Dynamics

Implementation Science Grant Eyes New Role for Community Health Workers in HIV Intervention

Two Game-Changing Facts Increase Potential to Control Disease Spread

Werner, Ersek and Travers Named to NAM Nursing Home Quality Committee

Focus on Regulations, Financing, Quality Measures and COVID Challenges

Biden Advisor Ezekiel Emanuel's COVID Vision: Public Health Science and Comprehensive National Measures

Tells MarketWatch It Will Take Another Year to Get Control of the Pandemic

Health Policy$ense Blog

ACA Dependent Coverage & Young Adults with Cancer

Study Finds Lower Insurance Dropout Rate

Toward More Optimal Birth Outcomes

Study Describes Variation Across Hospitals in Spontaneous Vaginal Birth Rates

National Shifts in Outpatient Care for Patients With Cirrhosis

Sustained Telemedicine Use During Pandemic

LDI In The News

Why Black Friday Looks Different This Year

Barbara Kahn, Interview
Travelers Turn to Courts for Coverage of Virus-Scrapped Vacations

Tom Baker, Interview
Peak of Third COVID-19 Wave Still Weeks Away

David Rubin, Interview

LDI Research Summaries

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Insulin Pump Use in Children With Type 1 Diabetes: Over a Decade of Disparities

Annals of Internal Medicine

Surviving COVID-19 After Hospital Discharge: Symptom, Functional, And Adverse Outcomes Of Home Health Recipients

American Heart Journal

Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Mitral Valve Repair

Liver Transplantation

Frailty is a Risk Factor for Post-Operative Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Diverse Major Surgeries

Issue & Data Briefs

Are There Enough Experienced Physicians to Treat Patients Hospitalized With COVID?

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

Calendar

Fri Dec 4

Fri, December 4

LDI Event, Community/Penn Event

Virtual Symposium & Seminar Series: Vaccine Allocation and Social Justice

Co-presented by Penn LDI, Penn Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Ariadne Labs, Boston College, Harvard Chan School of Public Health, International Society for Priorities in Health, MIT, and O’Neil Institute/Georgetown

Dec. 4, 2020 10:30am to Dec. 9, 2020 11:00am

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Virtual Symposium & Seminar Series

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Fri Dec 4

Fri, December 4

LDI Event, Policy Seminar, COVID

Coronavirus Vaccine: Addressing Challenges in Distribution and Uptake

A Virtual Conversation with Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD, Caroline Johnson, MD, Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH, and Paul Offit, MD, moderated by Alison Buttenheim, PhD, MBA

Dec. 4, 2020 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Virtual Seminar

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LDI Event Report

News From Elsewhere

Texas Public Radio

Dr. Fauci Speaks About COVID-19's Disproportionate Impact On Latinx Community

Cites 348/100,000 Hospitalization for Hispanics, 75/100,000 for Whites
NBC News

Coronavirus Causing the 'Historic Decimation' of Latinos, Medical Expert Says

Baylor College Dean of Tropical Medicine Cites Ravaged Generations
New England Journal of Medicine

Lessons Learned — Covid-19 and the Undocumented Latinx Community

Deportation Fears, Language Barriers, Isolation Thwart Treatment
Kaiser Family Foundation

COVID-19 Racial Disparities in Testing, Infection, Hospitalization and Death

Hispanic patients: Over Two and a Half Times More Likely to Test Positive