U.S. Smokers Face a Maze of Conflicting Nicotine Risk Messages
Doctors Must Explain How Switching From Cigarettes May Lower Health Risks
Research & Policy Updates
Addiction Consults Improve Substance Use Care Without More Readmissions or Longer Stays
LDI Fellows’ Study Backs Hospital Addiction Care Model, Although Financial Gains Remain Unproven
Heat-Related Deaths May Be Far Higher Than Reported
Chart of the Day: U.S. Misses Heat Deaths That Occur Outside Work, LDI Fellows Say
Penn’s Mark Pauly Calls on States to Revive Hospital Competition to Control Costs
New Study Finds Many Local Markets Could Support More Competing Hospitals
Reaching Across the Aisle to Lower Health Care Costs
Two Health Policy Experts Find Bipartisan Consensus in Site Neutral Payments, Controlling Medicare Costs
Military Surgeons Saw More Readmissions After Returning From Deployment
Leaves May Decay Doctors’ Skills, so Hospitals Need a Plan for Reentry, LDI Expert Says
Study Highlights Hidden Obstacles to Effective Asthma Care
Patient Navigators Help Address Housing Conditions, Household Allergens, and Other Barriers to Treatment
The GLP-1 Dilemma: Medical Breakthrough Meets Financial Reality
Penn LDI Panel Examines the Costs, Coverage Gaps, and Equity Challenges of Blockbuster Drugs
Solving the Nursing Shortage Means Supporting Care Workers
After Her Daughter’s Death, LDI Fellow Calls for Stronger Care Worker Training and Standards
When Higher Minimum Wages Don’t Mean Higher Incomes
New Research Finds Wage Increases Can Reduce Work Hours and Income for Some Women and Affect Infant Health
Menopause Care is Growing, but Access Remains Unequal
Insurance May Shape Who Gets the Best Menopause Treatment
Seven Things to Know About the FDA’s One-Trial Approach to Drug Approval
It Could Speed Drug Approvals but Also Make It Harder to Know if a Drug Works, Penn LDI Fellows Say