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Blog Post

Health Equity

Black Older Adults With Cancer Are Far Less Likely to Get Any Care

New Study From LDI and MD Anderson Finds That Black and Low-Income, Dually Eligible Medicare Patients Are Among the Most Neglected in Cancer Care

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
November 21, 2025
Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN; Connie M. Ulrich, PhD, RN, FAAN; and Martha A.Q. Curley, PhD, RN, FAAN (left to right) are pictured during the American Academy of Nursing’s Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., on October 16th, 2025. Naylor presented at the conference.

Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

When Medicare Sent Patients Home Sooner, Mary Naylor Built the Safety Net

Her Transitional Care Model Shows How Nurse-Led Care Can Keep Older Adults Out of the Hospital and Change Care Worldwide

By:
  • Liz Seegert
November 17, 2025

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Integrated Care Plans Didn’t Boost Medicaid Enrollment for the Poorest Seniors

Chart of the Day: Medicare-Medicaid Plans—Created to Streamline Care for Dually Eligible Individuals—Failed to Increase Medicaid Participation in High-Poverty Communities

By:
  • Christine Weeks
November 13, 2025

News

Health Care Payment and Financing

After Fifteen Years, is Value-Based Care Succeeding?

Penn LDI Debates the Pros and Cons of Payment Reform

By:
  • Hoag Levins
November 13, 2025
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In Their Own Words

Improving Care for Older Adults

At-Home Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Surge, But Experts Warn the U.S. Isn’t Ready

Direct-to-Consumer Alzheimer’s Tests Risk False Positives, Privacy Breaches, and Discrimination, LDI Fellow Warns, While Lacking Strong Accuracy and Much More

By:
  • Jason Karlawish, MD
  • and Joshua D. Grill, PhD
November 12, 2025

News

AI in Health Care

National Academy of Medicine Issues Code of Conduct to Guide Health Care’s AI Revolution

One of the Authors, Penn's Kevin B. Johnson, Explains the Principles It Sets Out

By:
  • Hoag Levins
November 12, 2025
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Blog Post

Turning Upheaval into Opportunity for U.S. Health Information

Six Lessons the U.S. Can Learn from Europe About Protecting Health Data Linkages

By:
  • Julia Lynch, PhD
November 11, 2025
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Policy

Employment Protections for Individuals Experiencing Menstruation, Perimenopause, or Menopause

Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Labor and Civil Service

By:
  • Arina Chesnokova MD MPH
November 10, 2025
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Blog Post

Health Care Payment and Financing

Participation in Medicare Advantage Risk-Based Provider Payments Shows Little Impact on Care Delivery

Moving from Fee-for-Service to Risk-Based Contracts Hasn't Dramatically Changed Patient Care, Raising Questions About How to Make These Models More Effective

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
November 10, 2025
A Black child in a hospital bed with a stuffed animal.

Blog Post

Health Equity

Black and Hispanic Children Have Higher Death Rates Than White Children After In-Hospital CPR

Equitably Improving Care for Hospitalized Kids Who Experience Cardiac Arrest Requires Hospital-Level Changes, LDI Fellows Say

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
November 6, 2025
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Blog Post

Understanding the Evidence: SNAP and Health

Six Studies That Highlight How Losing SNAP Can Raise Food Insecurity and Affect Health

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
November 5, 2025

News

Penn LDI Raises $5.5 Million in Landmark Davis Family Gift Initiative

Includes $1 Million in Donations to Meet a Matching Challenge

By:
  • Hoag Levins
November 5, 2025

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