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Research & Policy Updates

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Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Chart of the Day: Insurance Coverage for Acupuncture, 2010-2019

Utilization of Acupuncture Increased With Expanded Coverage

By:
  • Molly Candon, PhD
February 1, 2022

News

Substance Use Disorder

Advancing Evidence-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment Policies

Penn LDI/CHERISH Conference Explores State Licensure Trends in Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

By:
  • Hoag Levins
February 1, 2022
Newborn in carseat with mom in background in the car, waiting.

Blog Post

Early Discharge of Healthy Newborns During the Pandemic

Research Supports Safety of Shorter Hospital Length of Stay

By:
  • Christine Weeks
January 26, 2022

News

Population Health

It Takes a Village, Especially During a Global Pandemic

A Penn LDI and PARC Team Tracks Behavior and Attitudes in Malawi During COVID-19's First Wave

By:
  • Hoag Levins
January 26, 2022

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Coverage Denials in Medicare Advantage: What’s Not Medically Necessary?

New Analysis in Health Affairs

By:
  • Aaron Schwartz, MD, PhD
January 19, 2022

Brief

Substance Use Disorder

Lowering the Barriers to Medication Treatment for People with Opioid Use Disorder

Evidence for a Low-Threshold Approach

By:
  • Shoshana V. Aronowitz, PhD, MSHP, Czarina Navos Behrends, PhD, MPH, Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MSHP, Bruce R. Schackman, PhD, MBA, and Janet Weiner, PhD, MPH
January 18, 2022

Blog Post

Hospital Nurses and Patient Outcomes: A Matter of Degree?

Bachelor's-Prepared Nurses Associated with Better Outcomes

By:
  • Joshua Porat-Dahlerbruch, PhD, RN and Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN
January 13, 2022

Blog Post

Substance Use Disorder

The Origins of the Opioid Epidemic

Study points to marketing of OxyContin

By:
  • Janet Weiner, PhD, MPH
January 11, 2022

News

Improving Care for Older Adults

$20 Million for AI-Driven Technological Health Solutions for Older Adults

Penn LDI's George Demiris and Jason Karlawish Head a New Research Center

By:
  • Hoag Levins
January 7, 2022

Blog Post

Health Equity

Busting Myths About the Asian American “Model Minority”

More Detailed Health Data Needed

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
  • and Janet Weiner, PhD, MPH
January 6, 2022

News

Health Equity | Improving Care for Older Adults

Penn Nursing’s Adriana Perez Honored by National Hispanic Council on Aging

Penn LDI Senior Fellow Receives Award for Hispanic Health Research

By:
  • Hoag Levins
January 6, 2022

Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

Family and Friends are the Invisible Workforce in Long-term Care

Informal Caregiving Continues in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living

By:
  • Norma B. Coe, PhD
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
January 4, 2022

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