Don’t Normalize Workplace Violence Against Nurses
LDI Fellows Say the Issue is One of Patient Safety and Quality Care—and Should Be Viewed Not as Inevitable, but Addressable Through Federal Reform
Research & Policy Updates
‘Pill Mill’ Laws Worked, Cutting Opioid Overprescribing and Deaths
Measures in 11 States Also Reduced Doctor Shopping Without Pushing Patients Into Illicit Drug Use, a New RAND–Penn Study Finds
Risk-Based Contracts Are Unlikely to Cut Waste in Medicare Advantage
Risk-Based Payments May Fail to Lower Low-Value Care, a New Study Shows
Proposing a Framework to License Autonomous Clinical AI
As Autonomous Clinical AI Continues to Evolve, We Need Uniform Regulatory Standards, Says LDI Fellow
As Deadly Heat Waves Rise, Federal Policy Fails to Cover Air Conditioning
Federal Safety Net Covers Heating But Cooling is Optional. That Needs to Change, an LDI Fellow Writes
PARC Retreat Explores How Aging, Workforce Strains, and Federal Debt Are Reshaping U.S. Health Care
Penn Gathering of Experts Examines the Growing Pressures Facing Older Americans
Trump Order to Criminalize Homelessness Sparks Alarm
New Policy Reduces Housing First While Favoring Enforcement and Involuntary Treatment. That Could Worsen Homelessness, LDI Experts Warn
Debate Continues Over H.R. 1 Medicaid Changes as Millions Risk Losing Coverage
Will Implementation Create Sweeping Losses or a Return to Balance and Self-Sufficiency?
Three Penn LDI Senior Fellows Win 2026 SGIM Awards
Rachel Werner, Eric Roberts, Joseph Nwadiuko Cited for Their Health Services Research Work
In Philly Emergency Departments, Text Messages Helped Patients Seek Public Benefits More Often
Follow-Up Texts, Not Paper Flyers, Drove Real Action on Unclaimed Benefits Like Heating, Child Care, Tax Rebates, and Children’s Health
Penn LDI Lecture Highlights Persistent Gaps in Knee Replacement Care
Decades of Research Show Minority Patients Less Likely to Receive Surgery, Even When Equally Indicated
Penn Study Faults Federal Maternal Morbidity Statistics
Comparison to Commercial All-Payer Database Documents Wide Discrepancies