
Research Memo: Projected Mortality Impacts of the Budget Reconciliation Bill
Response to Request for Technical Assistance
Improving Care for Older Adults
Policy
In March 2025, University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) Executive Director Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD briefed staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and Aging on the impact of federal rules setting minimum standards for staffing for long-term care facilities. Dr. Werner’s presentation highlighted the importance of adequate staffing and the impact of the rule on important metrics such as number of lives saved and jobs created by the new rules.
Response to Request for Technical Assistance
Supplement to Response to Request for Technical Assistance
Delivered to Staff of U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Delivered to Philadelphia City Council
Submitted to the U.S. Committee on Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health
Presented to Staff of Rep. GT Thompson (R-PA)