Analysis of the Rural Health Transformation Program
Memo: Response to Request for Analysis
Research & Policy Updates
Reforming Long-Term Care PolicyÂ
Lessons from the Past, Imperatives for the Future
Inside ICE Detention: Many Facilities Operated Without Qualified Health Staff
A New Study of a Sample of Facilities Found Half Without Any Behavioral Health Staff
New National Study Finds Doctors Paid Less for Treating Black and Hispanic Patients
Physicians Were Paid About 10% Less for Visits Involving Black and Hispanic Patients, With Pediatric Gaps Reaching 15%, According to a First-of-Its-Kind LDI Analysis
Hospital Mergers Don’t Make Care Better—They Just Make It Pricier, LDI Fellows Say
A New Review Finds Hospital Mergers Raise Prices Without Improving Care, and Urges Regulators to Stop Accepting Quality Claims to Justify Consolidations
The Moral Quandary of Tech-Enabled Caregiving
Technology Helps Older Adults Stay at Home—But May Delay Necessary Transitions to Higher Levels of Care
Medicare Payment Model Shortchanges Rural Patients, Study Finds
CMS’s Main Risk Adjustment Method Underestimates Rural Patients’ Health Risks, LDI Fellows Show, Potentially Reducing Access to Care in the Heartland
AI Pushes Medical Schools Into New Era, but Are They Prepared?
Experts at Penn LDI Panel Call for Rapid Training of Students and Faculty
Acupuncture Could Fix America’s Chronic Pain Crisis–So Why Can’t Patients Get It?
A Proven, Low-Risk Treatment Is Backed by Major Studies and Patient Demand, Yet Medicare and Insurers Still Make It Hard To Use
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
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
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