Health Insurance May Slow Toxin-Related Aging, LDI Fellow Finds
Researchers Urge Expanding Insurance Coverage with Stronger Environmental Protections to Ease the Biological Toll of Lead and Other Hazards
Research & Policy Updates
Private Equity Expands Grip on Addiction Treatment Sector
Researchers Point to Gains in Access to Care but Declines in Patient Retention and Ongoing Concerns about Quality
Insurers Should Incentivize Non-Drug Treatments for Chronic Pain
An LDI Fellow and Chronic Pain Researcher Call on Health Plans To Lower Barriers to Physical Therapy, Acupuncture, and Interdisciplinary Pain Care
Housing May Help Homeless Veterans With Heart Disease Avoid the ER
Faster Access to Stable Housing May Improve Health for Vulnerable Veterans, LDI Fellows’ Study Finds
Medicare Advantage ‘Working’ for Seniors, but Not for Taxpayers, Experts Say
Penn LDI Panel Cites Costs for Enrollees Alongside Billions in Overpayments and Systemic Gaming
Hospital Ads Raised ER Visits and Medicare Spending, Innovative LDI Study Says
For-Profit Hospitals Saw the Largest ER Gains, With Smaller Effects at Nonprofits
Lawmakers Focused the Most on Mass Shootings in Gun Violence Posts
Officials Should Frame Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis and Promote Evidence-Based Prevention, LDI Fellows Say
What Do You Know About the History of the U.S. Health System?
Milestones Like Medicare, Private Equity and Now AI Shape a $4.9 Trillion System. Can You Name Them?
Unhealthy Housing Is a Public Health Threat, Penn’s Cheryl Bettigole Says
Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner Releases Policy Brief as City Council Weighs Stronger Tenant Protections
AI Device Firms Pay $60M to U.S. Doctors, Raising Oversight Concerns
In a First-of-Its-Kind Analysis, Researchers Track Industry Payments Tied to AI Medical Devices and Call for Stronger FDA Oversight, Transparency, and Aid for Underserved Hospitals
When Insurers Acquire Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Medicare Members Could Pay More
Health Insurer Acquisition of PBMs — the Prescription Drug Middlemen — Raised Premiums for Some Part D Beneficiaries
Linda Aiken to Receive ANA President’s Award
LDI Senior Fellow Honored for International Research Achievements