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Research & Policy Updates

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

For-Profit Hospitals Admit at Higher Rates from Emergency Departments Than Nonprofits

LDI Fellow’s Study Supports Federal Probes of Hospitals for Over-Admitting Patients

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
December 7, 2023

News | Video

Health Equity

Sorting Out Fact and Fiction of a National Nursing Shortage

Penn LDI Virtual Seminar Eyes Hospital Working Conditions That Drive Nurses from the Workplace

By:
  • Hoag Levins
December 7, 2023

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Val Arkoosh, Pa.’s Human Services Head, Describes Her Strategy for Change

The DHS Secretary Cites Key Moves in Medicaid at an LDI Event

By:
  • Karl Stark
December 5, 2023

In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

Nonprofit Hospitals Are Hounding Poor People for Money and Failing to Serve Patients’ Interests, News Reports Show

Here’s How to Get Them to Refocus on Their Communities Instead of Profits 

By:
  • Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD
December 4, 2023

Policy

Substance Use Disorder

Addressing U.S. Opioid Epidemic Through Increasing Access to Methadone

Briefing: Presented to Staff of U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

By:
  • Ashish P. Thakrar, MD, MS
  • David Mandell, ScD
  • Jeffrey R. Jaeger, MD
December 4, 2023

News | Video

Health Equity

The Safety-Net Funding That Isn’t Getting to Safety-Net Patients

Penn LDI's Paula Chatterjee on the Flaws of the Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment Program

By:
  • Hoag Levins
December 4, 2023

Policy

Health Care Access & Coverage

Insurance Coverage for Over-the-Counter Preventive Services Without a Prescription

Comment: Submitted to U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services

By:
  • Abigail Wilpers, PhD, WHNP-BC
  • Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
  • Courtney Schreiber, MD, MPH
  • Heather Burris, MD, MPH
  • Holly M. Harner, PhD, RN
  • Mario DeMarco, MD, MPH
  • Sammy Dhaliwal, PhD, MSc
  • Sindhu K. Srinivas, MD, MSCE
December 1, 2023

Blog Post

Population Health

Clearing the Air: Identifying and Addressing Lung Cancer Disparities in Philadelphia

A Rare Collaboration Among Health Systems Raises Hopes of More Screening and Better Care 

By:
  • Mackenzie Bolas
November 30, 2023

Policy

Population Health

New Evidence for Farm Bill Reauthorization

Briefing: Presented to Staff of Rep. GT Thompson (R-PA)

By:
  • Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH
  • Christina Roberto, PhD
  • Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD
November 28, 2023

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Will Over-the-Counter Access Increase Availability of an Overdose-Reverser and an Oral Contraceptive?

Probably Not: If the Past Is Any Guide, Cost and Access Will Likely Stand in the Way

By:
  • Nancy Stedman
November 27, 2023

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Americans May Support Medicaid Work Requirements But Not Efforts to Exclude People for Noncompliance

Survey Shows Surprising Agreement Among Groups Regarding Health Care Coverage Policies

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
November 22, 2023

In Their Own Words

Substance Use Disorder

Fentanyl Remains the Big Driver of Overdoses so Stay Focused on Naloxone as an Antidote

LDI’s Jeanmarie Perrone Names Biggest Takeaways from NIDA’s Conference on Opioid Care 

By:
  • Jeanmarie Perrone, MD
November 21, 2023

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