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Research & Policy Updates

Penn LDI Insights on Policy Graphic featuring LDI Fellow Emily Vail

Policy

The Organ Transplant System Improvement Act

Memo: Submitted to Staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance

By:
  • Emily Vail, MD, MSc
March 15, 2026
Scott Lorch and Sara Handley

Policy

Optimizing Health Care for the Maternal-Infant Dyad

Memo: Delivered to the Office of Pennsylvania State Senator Maria Collett

By:
  • Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE
  • Sara Handley, MD, MSCE
March 6, 2026
Penn LDI Graphic featuring LDI Fellow Diana Montoya-Williams

Policy

The State of Philadelphia’s Reproductive Health Care System: Hispanic and Latine Women’s Health

Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Public Health and Human Services

By:
  • Diana Montoya-Williams, MD, MSHP
March 2, 2026
Penn LDI graphic featuring LDI Fellow Alice Abernathy

Policy

The State of Philadelphia’s Reproductive Health Care System: The Reproductive Health Safety Net

Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Public Health and Human Services

By:
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
March 2, 2026
Rachel M. Werner

Policy

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Repeal of Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities

Comment: Submitted to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

By:
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
February 2, 2026
Eric T. Roberts

Policy

Dually Eligible Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries Enrolled in a Chronic Condition Special Needs Plan (C-SNP)

Comment: Delivered to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

By:
  • Eric T. Roberts, PhD
January 21, 2026
Penn LDI Insights on Policy

Policy

Analysis of the Rural Health Transformation Program

Memo: Response to Request for Analysis

By:
  • Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
December 4, 2025
Arina Chesnokova

Policy

Employment Protections for Individuals Experiencing Menstruation, Perimenopause, or Menopause

Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services

By:
  • Arina Chesnokova MD MPH
November 10, 2025
Senbagam Virudachalam, MD, MSHP

Policy

Protecting Children and Families During the SNAP Emergency and Strengthening Philadelphia’s Local Food Economy

Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council

By:
  • Senbagam Virudachalam, MD, MSHP
November 5, 2025

Policy

Health Benefits of Philadelphia’s Sweetened Beverage Tax

Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Labor and Civil Service

By:
  • Christina Roberto, PhD
October 27, 2025

Policy

Complementary and Integrative Approaches to Pain Management

Comment: Delivered to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

By:
  • Molly Candon, PhD
September 5, 2025

Policy

Exclusion of Abortion and Abortion Counseling from the VA Medical Benefits Package

Comment: Submitted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

By:
  • Caitlin Russell, PhD, MBE
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
September 3, 2025

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