Op-Eds Authored by LDI Fellows

1/6/2021
Should the Government Pay People to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine?, Alison Buttenheim and Harald Schmidt, Philadelphia Inquirer
1/7/2021
Write Better Algorithms, Ravi Parikh and Amol Navathe, New York Times
1/9/2021
Undecided On Getting a Covid-19 Vaccine? Beware of These Two Cognitive Biases, Joshua Liao, Forbes
1/14/2021
Crime Rates Dropped in 2020—Just as They Did in 1918, David Abrams, Wired
1/22/2021
I’m a Black Doctor Who Didn’t Trust the Covid Vaccine. Here’s What Changed My Mind, Eugenia South, NBC
1/27/2021
To Battle the Opioid Crisis, Arm More Healthcare Providers, Shoshana Aronowitz, The Hill
1/27/2021
Don’t Let COVID-19 Fears Keep You From Seeking Needed Emergency Care, Anish Agarwal, Philadelphia Inquirer
2/1/2021
Disadvantage Indices Can Help Achieve Equitable Vaccine Allocation, Harald Schmidt, STAT
2/3/2021
We Need Comprehensive Long-Term Care Reform, and We Need it Now, Norma Coe, The Hill
2/5/2021
Why School Nurses are Vital to Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Shoshana Aronowitz, The Hill
2/9/2021
Test Behavioural Nudges to Boost COVID Immunization, Mitesh Patel, Nature
2/10/2021
This Group of Workers Could Help Turnaround Quality of lLfe — and the Economy, Shreya Kangovi, CNN
2/12/2021
Take Whatever COVID Vaccine You can get. All of Them Stop Death and Hospitalization, Ezekiel Emanuel, USA Today
2/19/2021
Vaccine Hesitancy is Common Among Black Healthcare Workers. We’re Trying to Resolve It, LA Times; Eugenia South, Los Angeles Times
3/9/2021
Age-Based Vaccine Distribution is Not Only Unethical. It’s Also Bad Health Policy, Ezekiel Emanuel and Emily Largent, Washington Post
3/16/2021
The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus is a Prescription for Health. Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, George Dalembert, Philadelphia Inquirer
3/16/2021
If Black Lives Really Matter, We Must Invest in Black Neighborhoods, Eugenia South, Washington Post
3/20/2021
Race Has No Place in Precision Oncology, Kelsey Lau-Min, Justin Bekelman, and Carmen Guerra, Medpage Today
3/22/2021
House Call Heroes’ can Get More People Vaccinated in Philly and Beyond, Tarik Khan, Philadelphia Inquirer
3/22/2021
No, Vaccine Seekers, Your Condo is Not a Congregate Living Facility, Emily Largent, Philadelphia Inquirer
3/23/2021
During the Pandemic, Text Messaging has Become a Life-Saving Health-Care Service, Anish Agarwal, Philadelphia Inquirer
3/28/2021
Safe Nurse Staffing Levels will Improve Care and Save Money, Karen Lasater, Times Union
3/29/2021
Redefining the ‘Other’ and What It Means To Be an Asian-American, Jason Tong, Philadelphia Inquirer
3/30/2021
US Should Share Vaccines It’s Not Using With the World, Ezekiel Emanuel, Boston Globe
3/31/2021
Vaccines Are About to Become a Free-for-All. Here’s How to Ensure It’s Done Equitably, Harald Schmidt, Washington Post
4/5/2021
Telehealth Shouldn’t Mean ‘Videohealth’ for Opioid Treatment, Utsha Khatri, Politico
4/7/2021
HE Must Help Build a More Sustainable, Democratic Future, Ira Harkavy, University World News
4/8/2021
Taming the 4th COVID surge: Delay Second Shots and Get First Vaccine Doses Into Arms ASAP, Ezekiel Emanuel, USA Today
4/8/2021
Big Tobacco Is Coming for Legal Marijuana, Andy Tan, Boston Globe
4/14/2021
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Recognizes Our Invisible Home Care Workers, Rachel Werner and Norma Coe, Newsweek
4/14/2021
These People Should Be Required to Get Vaccinated, Ezekiel Emanuel, New York Times
4/16/2021
I’m a Doctor Who Examines Asylum Seekers. I Want Biden To Fix the Asylum System, Jules Lipoff, Philadelphia Inquirer
4/19/2021
Telemedicine Doesn’t Need to Fade Away After the Pandemic, Krisda Chaiyachati, Philadelphia Inquirer
4/19/2021
The Single Policy Intervention That Can Improve Health for Moms and Babies, Stacey Kallem and Yuan He, Philadelphia Inquirer
4/20/2021
Why Biden’s Gun Policy Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Terry Richmond and Elinore Kaufman, The Hill
4/20/2021
An ID Shouldn’t Be a Requirement for the COVID Vaccine, Harald Schmidt, Boston Globe
4/24/2021
COVID’s Park Resurgence Shows How Biden Stimulus Money Can Fix Green Space Inequity, Eugenia South, NBC
5/4/2021
Here’s Why Local Hospitals, Not Insurance Companies, Are To Blame for Exploding Healthcare Costs, Lawton Burns, Market Watch
5/4/2021
American Health Depends on Exporting COVID Vaccines, Ezekiel Emanuel, Wall Street Journal
5/4/2021
Yes, It’s Legal for Businesses and Schools To Require You To Get a Coronavirus Vaccine, Holly Lynch, Washington Post
5/5/2021
Facebook Should Make Trump’s Ban Permanent, Ezekiel Emanuel, CNN
5/7/2021
2019 Was the Safest Year for Women to Give Birth Globally. Then, the Pandemic Hit, Elizabeth Howell, Washington Post
5/9/2021
Try Temptation Bundling Next Time You Need a Motivation Boost, Katherine Milkman, Philadelphia Inquirer
5/17/2021
Ohio’s $1 Million Vaccination Lottery Is a Fascinating Psychological Experiment, Kevin Volpp, Washington Post
5/17/2021
Despite HIV Successes, We Must Still Fight Its Strong Stigma, Jules Lipoff, The Hill
5/19/2021
For health’s Sake: Tell Your Lawmakers to Let Pa.’s Nurse Practitioners do Their Jobs, Antonia Villarruel, Pennsylvania Capital Star
5/20/2021
Use It or Lose It’ Policy for COVID Vaccines Needs an Equity Focus, Harald Schmidt, The Hill
5/24/2021
I Hid My Pregnancy While Working Remotely During the Pandemic. It Finally Put Me on More Equal Footing with My Male Peers, Anna Wexler, Business Insider
5/24/2021
This Is the Wrong Way to Distribute Badly Needed Vaccines, Ezekiel Emanuel, New York Times
5/24/2021
Is It OK to Offer a Shot at Lottery Money to Get People Vaccinated? As Bioethicists We Say Yes, Holly Lynch and Emily Largent, Philadelphia Inquirer
5/25/2021
Why Some Businesses Need Vaccine Passports and Others Don’t: Let the Market Decide, Robert Field, Philadelphia Inquirer
5/26/2021
Change Universities to Change Capitalism, Ira Harkavy, Pennsylvania Capital Star
5/30/2021
If the FDA Approves Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Treatment, I Won’t Prescribe It, Jason Karlawish, STAT
6/18/2021
Segregated Hospitals are Killing Black People. Data From the Pandemic Proves It, David Asch and Rachel Werner, Washington Post
6/25/2021
Let’s Make Sure Teens Don’t Start Vaping Again, Andy Tan, The Hill
7/6/2021
Out of Luck – COVID-19 Vaccination Lotteries Don’t Work, Ezekiel Emanuel, Boston Globe
7/8/2021
The Danger of ‘Wait and See’ When it Comes to Vaccines for Kids, Angela Shen and Andy Tan, Philadelphia Inquirer
7/14/2021
Vaxxed or Axed: To Protect Patients, Every Health Care Worker Must be Vaccinated, Ezekiel Emanuel, STAT
7/26/2021
Private Companies Must Require Vaccines for Workers. It’s the Only Way to Get Past COVID, Ezekiel Emanuel, USA Today
7/27/2021
In Our ER, it’s More Common to Care for Victims of Gun Violence than Patients with Heart Attacks, Eugenia South and Anish Agarwal, Philadelphia Inquirer
8/1/2021
How to Turn the Tide on Vaccine Hesitancy: Apply an Algorithm that Actually Works, Damon Centola, The Hill
8/7/2021
Independent Doctors’ Offices are Disappearing as More Physicians Work for Hospitals and Companies, Robert Field, Philadelphia Inquirer
8/12/2021
Nurses Deserve Better. So Do Their Patients, Linda Aiken, New York Times
8/12/2021
Persuading People To Get Vaccinated For Covid-19 Means Understanding Why They Aren’t, Joshua Liao, Forbes
8/13/2021
TikTok Stars Shouldn’t Hawk Vaccines, Damon Centola, Philadelphia Inquirer
8/24/2021
The Wicked Problem of Booster Shots for Americans, Amelia Van Pelt and Angela Shen, Philadelphia Inquirer
8/25/2021
As Child Hospitalizations Rise, Leaders Must Act Now, Courtney Boen, The Hill
9/8/2021
Should Doctors Insist on Being Called Doctor, Jules Lipoff, Philadelphia Inquirer
9/13/2021
Social Media Misinformation About E-Cigarettes Is Harmful for Smokers, Andy Tan, The Hill
9/16/2021
To Reduce Child Hunger, Make WIC Easier to Access, Aditi Vasan, The Hill
9/22/2021
The Hospital’s Case for Funding Home Care, Andrew Becker and Jeffrey Jaeger, The Hill
9/24/2021
A Covid-19 Vaccine IP Waiver Won’t Kill Pharma Innovation, Ravi Gupta, Bloomberg Law