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Research & Policy Updates

In Their Own Words

Population Health

Here’s a Pa. Tax Credit That Republicans and Democrats Can Agree On

Evidence Points to Health Improvements Linked to Tax Credit Payments

By:
  • Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP
  • Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
July 8, 2024

Policy

Population Health

Briefing: Health Impacts of Tax Incentives for Low-Income Families

Presented to Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Governor Shapiro’s Office

By:
  • LDI Staff
July 4, 2024

News

Health Equity

Young Scholars Arrive at 2024 AcademyHealth Research Meeting

Baltimore Event Immerses Them in the National Health Services Research Community

By:
  • Hoag Levins
June 29, 2024

Blog Post

Health Equity

New Study Documents Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Veterans’ Experiences With VA-Funded Community Care

Disparities Were Modest but Persisted

By:
  • Eric T. Roberts, PhD
June 28, 2024

News

Health Care Access & Coverage

Amanda Kreider Receives ASHEcon Chair Award

Cited for "Exceptional Abstract" on Adverse Selection in Medicaid Networks

By:
  • Hoag Levins
June 26, 2024

Blog Post

Surveys of Hospital Patients Evolve to Use Email, Phone and Mail and Even Narratives

Concerns Remain About Measuring Racism. LDI Experts Weigh in on How HCAHPS Surveys Can Be Improved

By:
  • Nancy Stedman
June 25, 2024

News

Improving Care for Older Adults

Sean Hennessy Wins Clinical Pharmacology Society Award

Honored for Outstanding Contributions to the Field

By:
  • Hoag Levins
June 25, 2024

News

Population Health

Shivan Mehta Wins 2024 Clinical and Translational Science Award

Cited for Proof of Concept to Widespread Clinical Use Achievements

By:
  • Hoag Levins
June 24, 2024

Blog Post

Health Equity

To Get More Diversity in Child ICU Studies, Doctors Need to Ask Parents More Often For Consent

Doctors Must Use Better Tools to Ask Parents and Guardians On Their Terms, an LDI Senior Fellow Says

By:
  • Karl Stark
June 21, 2024

Blog Post

Health Equity

Measuring Kidney Disease Progression May Be More Accurate Than a Single Measure of Organ Function, New Study Says 

The Focus on Progression Also Cut Disparities in Waiting List Times for Black and Hispanic Patients, but Not for Asian/Pacific Islander Patients

By:
  • Sandra (Sandi) Amaral, MD, MHS
June 20, 2024
Bioethicists' Perspectives on Various Ethical Issues in Health Care

Blog Post

Chart of the Day: What U.S. Bioethicists Think About Key Health Issues Like Abortion and Paying Organ Donors 

LDI Expert Finds the Views of Bioethicists Often Differ from the American Public, a Difference Possibly Related to Their Overall Lack of Diversity

By:
  • Miles Meline, MBE
June 18, 2024

News

Burke and Chatterjee Win Top Society of Hospital Medicine Awards

LDI Senior Fellows Take Excellence in Research and Junior Investigator Honors

By:
  • Hoag Levins
June 18, 2024

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