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Research & Policy Updates

Elderly man receiving care from female physician in a nursing home setting.

Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

Clinician Nursing Home Caseloads Unrelated to Patient Outcomes

Findings Suggest That Improving Post-Acute Care Means Looking Beyond Caseloads to Nursing Home Quality

By:
  • Christine Weeks
October 2, 2025
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In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

Why Work Requirements Won’t Work for Medicaid

They Reduce Coverage, Not Costs, History Shows. Smarter Incentives Would Encourage the Private Sector 

By:
  • Mark V. Pauly, PhD
October 1, 2025
veterans affairs sign

Blog Post

The MISSION Act Gave Veterans More Choice but Raised Risks for Heart Care, LDI Fellows’ Study Finds

The 2018 MISSION Act Cut Travel Times for Veterans Needing Major Heart Procedures but That Came With More Complications in VA Community Care

By:
  • Joanna Kim, MPH
October 1, 2025
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In Their Own Words

Improving Care for Older Adults

It’s Time to Talk About Dementia

Ongoing Innovations in Diagnostics and Treatments Can Drive Cultural Openness in Discussing Causes, Experiences

By:
  • Jason Karlawish, MD
September 29, 2025

News

Health Care Payment and Financing

The Price of Obamacare Subsidies Loss: Millions Uninsured, Thousands at Greater Risk

Penn LDI/Tradeoffs Panel Discussion Eyes Impact of December Congressional Cutoff

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 29, 2025

News

Population Health

The Gaps in What We Know and Don’t Know About the COVID Pandemic

A Penn LDI Seminar Focuses on Why They're Important for the Future

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 25, 2025

News

AI in Health Care

In the Loop or On the Loop: The Conundrum of AI Clinical Decision Support

2025 Penn Nudges in Health Care Symposium Focuses on the Human-Machine Interface

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 22, 2025

In Their Own Words

Population Health

Why RFK Jr.’s Public Health Agenda Threatens Us All

Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner Warns That Gutting the CDC, Undermining Vaccines, and Politicizing Science Will Leave the U.S. Dangerously Unprepared for the Next Pandemic

By:
  • Cheryl Bettigole MD, MPH
September 19, 2025

Blog Post

Health Care Payment and Financing

Study Finds Hospice Providers “Game” Medicare Payment Cap, But With Modest Impact on Costs

Some Hospice Agencies Adjusted Admissions and Discharges to Maximize Payments

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
September 16, 2025

Improving Care for Older Adults

University of Pennsylvania Teams Up with CenterWell to Help Advance Primary Care Excellence and Access for Seniors

New Program Launches Research Initiatives Focused on Improving Primary Care for Older Adults

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 15, 2025
Mother and newborn being seen by doctor

Blog Post

Population Health

New Parents Put Infants’ Health First, While Their Own Suffers

Rural Parents Had More Emergency Visits and Insurance Loss Than Urban Peers, an LDI Study Shows. Integrated Baby Visits Could Help All Parents Be Healthier

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
September 10, 2025

News

Substance Use Disorder

CHERISH Research Center’s Grant Is Renewed

Penn and Four Other Partners Focus on the Health Economics of Substance Use Disorder

By:
  • Hoag Levins
September 10, 2025

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