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Research & Policy Updates

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Policy

Comments on the Regulation of Federal Financial Assistance

Comment: Delivered to the Office of Management and Budget

By:
  • Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
  • Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD
June 22, 2026

Policy

Health Care Access & Coverage

The State of LGBTQ+ Health in Philadelphia

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

By:
  • Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH
June 8, 2026

Policy

Health Care Access & Coverage

The State of LGBTQ+ Health in Philadelphia

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

By:
  • Amy Hillier, PhD, MSW
June 8, 2026
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Policy

Population Health

Rural Health Transformation in Pennsylvania: Rural Access and Care Delivery

Testimony: Delivered to the Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors Public Hearing

By:
  • Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH
May 6, 2026
Steven Joffe and Holly Fernandez-Lynch

Policy

Refining FDA’s Plausible Mechanism Framework

Comment: Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

By:
  • Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBE
  • Steven Joffe, MD, MPH
April 30, 2026
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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
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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
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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

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