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Research & Policy Updates

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Health Care Access & Coverage

Chart of the Day: Here are the Most Lucrative Heart Procedures for Hospitals

The Big Moneymaker is a Common Cardiac Surgery, Study by LDI Fellows Finds

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
February 12, 2025

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

A Special Medicaid Program To Speed Eligibility Still Leaves Delays in Care

Some Who Get Medicaid When Injured Have Longer Hospital Stays and Higher Costs, LDI Fellow’s Study Finds

By:
  • Rachel Tompa, PhD
February 11, 2025

Blog Post

Health Equity

Quantifying Firearm-Related Hospitalizations: A Growing U.S. Public Health Crisis

Exploring Disparities, Hospitalization Outcomes, and Policy Solutions with LDI Fellow Nadir Yehya

By:
  • Miles Meline, MBE
February 10, 2025

News

Penn LDI Small Grants Program 2025 Projects Announced

14 LDI Fellows Get Early-Stage Funding for a Range of Health Care Research Projects

By:
  • LDI Staff
February 10, 2025

In Their Own Words

Improving Care for Older Adults

Why Nursing Homes Should Provide More Nurses and Aides to Residents

CMS Raised Staffing Minimums in Nursing Homes Last Year, Marking a Major Improvement. Now These Rules Are Under Threat

By:
  • Norma B. Coe, PhD
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
February 7, 2025

News

Health Care Access & Coverage

Unpacking the Paradox of Health Care’s GDP Percentage

Penn LDI Virtual Seminar Analyzes a Unique Period of Health Care Cost Control

By:
  • Hoag Levins
February 6, 2025

In Their Own Words

Population Health

Tax Prep Program Teaches Tax Literacy to Low-Income Individuals

This CHOP Group Aims to Improve Child Health by Doing Parents’ Tax Returns

By:
  • Fionnúir Ní Chochlain, George Dalembert, MD, MSHP, and Kate Morrow, MSS, LSW
February 5, 2025

Blog Post

Population Health

Automated Text Messaging for Hypertension Gets High Ratings—and Shows why Randomized Controlled Trials are Important

Payment and Regulatory Structures Must Also Keep Up with Digital Health Innovations

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
February 4, 2025

In Their Own Words

Population Health

How the New Administration Could Help Families and Young Children

An LDI Fellow and His Team Create a Nonpartisan Wish List

By:
  • George Dalembert, MD, MSHP
  • and Madeline DeMarco, MPP
January 30, 2025

Blog Post

Population Health

Improving Care for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency

Investing in Nurses May Help

By:
  • Gary Rettberg, MPP; Kathy Sliwinski, PhD, MBE, RN; and K. Jane Muir, PhD, MSHP
January 30, 2025

Blog Post

Health Equity

New Index Reveals Unequal Access to 40 Common Hospital Procedures

From Skin Grafts to Cesareans, a New Tool Measures Regional Availability of Surgeries to Help Decision Makers Track the Impact of Policies to Increase Equitable Access

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
January 29, 2025

News

Penn LDI Receives $3.5 Million Gift from the Son of Its Founding Benefactor

New Funds Will Expand SUMR Program and Broaden Research Initiatives Aimed at Increasing Health Care Access

By:
  • Hoag Levins
January 28, 2025

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