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In Their Own Words

Population Health

Salt Reduction Works. The FDA Should Be Allowed To Set Tougher Limits, LDI Experts Say

Reduction Limits Save Lives and Money, and Even Food Firms Back Them. So Why Doesn’t Congress Act?

By:
  • Christina Roberto, PhD
  • Marlene Schwartz, PhD, and Alyssa J. Moran, ScD, MPH
August 22, 2024

Blog Post

Health Equity

Nurses Faced More Challenges Providing Care in Black-Serving Hospitals During the Pandemic

The Challenges Created Disparities That Warrant Urgent Attention

By:
  • Miles Meline, MBE
August 20, 2024

In Their Own Words

Population Health

Why Federal LIHEAP Benefits Should Expand To Pay For Cooling

Extreme Heat Will Hit People With Chronic Illnesses The Hardest. They Will Need Cooling Along With Their Medicines

By:
  • Charles Leonard, PharmD, MSCE
August 16, 2024

Blog Post

Population Health

Heart Patients Exercised More by Using Games and Incentives To Maintain Money, New Study Showed

Behavioral Interventions Can Boost Physical Activity and Promote Cardiovascular Health

By:
  • Miles Meline, MBE
August 15, 2024

News

Health Equity

40 Undergraduate Health Disparities Research Scholars Finish Their Summer at Penn

Week-Long Event Marks 25th Anniversary of LDI/Wharton School Program

By:
  • Hoag Levins
August 15, 2024

In Their Own Words

Population Health

A Navy Veteran Tested Positive For Alcohol And Swore He Didn’t Drink. His Doctor Backed Him Up. What Happened?

The Disabled Veteran's Case Underscores the Need to Improve Medical Tests in Court

By:
  • Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD
  • and Tamar Lerer, JD
August 13, 2024
Woman in scrubs holding piggy bank.

Blog Post

How For-Profit Hospitals Billed More Aggressively Than Nonprofits For Medicare Outlier Payments: A Case Study From the Early 2000s

For-Profits Were Also Likelier to Spend New Revenue on Executive Pay and Share Buybacks

By:
  • Atul Gupta, PhD
August 7, 2024

In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

To Help People on Medicare and Medicaid, We Must Pay Providers for Integrating Care

People Enrolled in Both Medicare and Medicaid are Getting Much Needed Attention, An LDI Conference Shows

By:
  • J. Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, RN
  • and Gary Rettberg, MPP
August 6, 2024

In Their Own Words

Health Equity

Advancing Equity In Kidney Transplantation Through The Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model

LDI Fellows Discuss Equity in Health Affairs Forefront

By:
  • Yuvaram Reddy, MBBS, MPH
  • Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD
  • Sri Lekha Tummalapalli, MD, MBA, Gaurav Jain, MD, Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH, Mallika L. Mendu, MD, MBA
August 2, 2024

Blog Post

Health Equity

Why Latine Immigrants Say They Avoid Prenatal Care—And What Encourages Its Use

Community Members Suggest Ways to Increase Trust and Decrease Anxiety About Getting Care

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
July 31, 2024

News

Health Care Access & Coverage

Penn LDI/Health Affairs Conference Explores Dual Eligibles Care Integration

Latest Effort to Re-envision a Disjointed System That Shortchanges a Highly Vulnerable Patient Population

By:
  • Hoag Levins
July 30, 2024

In Their Own Words

Opioid Epidemic

This Telehealth System Could Be Scaled Up Statewide To Treat Opioid Use Disorder

This Model Is Cheaper And Easier To Use Than The ER, LDI Fellow Argues In New Op-Ed

By:
  • Jeanmarie Perrone, MD
July 29, 2024

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