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Research & Policy Updates

In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

My Brother’s Recovery From a Car Crash Became a Lesson in How to Talk to Doctors And Nurses

Communication is Part of Healing.

By:
  • Emily Largent, PhD, RN
  • Elliot Largent
September 21, 2023

News

Health Care Access & Coverage

Meet the New LDI Senior Fellows – The 2023 Fall Kickoff

Seventeen Health Services Researchers from Across Penn Schools Network and Seek Collaborators

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 21, 2023

Policy

Population Health

New Evidence for Farm Bill Reauthorization

Briefing: Presented to Staff of Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)

By:
  • Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH
  • Christina Roberto, PhD
  • Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD
September 19, 2023

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Lessons Learned From the Unpopularity of Obamacare

New Book Traces Public Opinion on the Health Law and How It Affects Future Reforms

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
September 19, 2023

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Concierge Medicine Drives Higher Health Costs Without Extending Lives 

Study Finds Primary Care Concierge Medicine Has Higher Costs and Equity Implications

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
September 18, 2023

Video

Health Care Access & Coverage

Cost Innovation Ideas Confront Stark Realities in Consolidated Health Care Markets

Penn LDI Virtual Seminar Focuses on Cost Commissions, Global Budgets and Public Option

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 18, 2023

Brief

Improving Care for Older Adults

Medicare Payment Policy for Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes

A Review of Current Policies and Utilization with Recommendations for Improving Value

By:
  • Samuel Schotland, MA, Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD, and Janet Weiner, PhD
September 14, 2023

News

Health Equity

A Cyber Solution to Barriers that Previously Thwarted Medical Food Distribution

LDI Senior Fellow Jaya Aysola Details Pilot Project's Creation of a Central Digital Hub to Coordinate Regional Services

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 13, 2023

Blog Post

Health Equity | Population Health

The Best Way to Prevent HIV is Often Out of Reach for Women and Marginalized People

LDI Researchers Suggest Ways to Increase PrEP use

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
September 12, 2023

In Their Own Words

Population Health

American Families Need SNAP Benefits More Now Than Ever

By:
  • Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH
  • Christina Roberto, PhD
  • Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD
September 6, 2023

Brief

Population Health

Expiration of the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments

Increased Food Insufficiency Highlights Inadequacy of SNAP Benefits After Thrifty Food Plan Revisions

By:
  • Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD
  • Christina Roberto, PhD
  • Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH
August 31, 2023

Blog Post

Health Equity

Cash Transfer Programs Are Growing More Common in the U.S. As Studies Show They Improve People’s Health 

But the Public Remains Skeptical and Policymakers Have Been Leery to Launch Big Efforts 

By:
  • Nancy Stedman
August 30, 2023

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