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
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Research Updates
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
Less Postacute Care for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Does Not Mean Worse Health
Research Brief: Shorter Stays in Skilled Nursing Facilities and Less Home Health Didn’t Lead to Worse Outcomes, Pointing to Opportunities for Traditional Medicare
The Unseen Fallout of Abortion Bans
How Threatened Reproductive Rights Pushed More Pennsylvanians Toward Sterilization
Parents Need Time, Not Deadlines, After Fetal Diagnoses
Abortion Restrictions Can Backfire, Pushing Families to End Pregnancies
Why Work Requirements Won’t Work for Medicaid
They Reduce Coverage, Not Costs, History Shows. Smarter Incentives Would Encourage the Private Sector
Fragmented Geographic Distribution of Providers Suggests Limited Access to Basic Health Care for Dual Medicaid-Medicare Beneficiaries
Research Brief: Less Than 1% of Clinical Practices Provide 80% of Outpatient Services for Dually Eligible Individuals
One Year, One Enrollment: Continuous Medicaid Eligibility Matters for Kids’ Health
New Findings Highlight the Value of 12-Month Eligibility in Reducing Care Gaps and Paperwork Burdens
Integrated Medicare Advantage Plans Cut Dropout Rates for Dual-Eligible Individuals
Chart of the Day: Fully Integrated D-SNPs Kept These Vulnerable Patients Enrolled, a New Study Finds
Whitley Aamodt, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Neurology , Perelman School of Medicine
Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Perelman School of Medicine
Linda Aiken, PhD, RN
- Claire Fagin Leadership Professor , Penn Nursing
- Professor, Sociology , School of Arts and Sciences
Nancy Aitcheson, MD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease , Perelman School of Medicine
Diane Alexander, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Healthcare Management , Wharton School
Zarina Ali, MD
- Associate Professor, Neurosurgery , Perelman School of Medicine
- Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery , Perelman School of Medicine
Anita Allen, PhD, JD
- Henry R. Silverman Professor Emeritus , Carey Law School
- Professor Emeritus, Philosophy , School of Arts and Sciences
Carmen Alvarez, PhD, CRNP
- Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
Identifying High-Value Health Care Working Group
This working group bring together Penn investigators to build Penn’s capacity to provide high-quality, evidence-based analyses that contribute to the improvement of population health in the United States.