LDI Fellows’ AI Program Could Save Medicare Billions in Overpayments
Replacing Flawed Current Payment Methods With the Machine Learning Model “Franklin,” Might Thwart Upcoding and Favorable Enrollee Selection by Medicare Advantage Firms
Research & Policy Updates
AI Prescribing Medications In Utah: A Flawed Regulatory Playbook
A First-of-Its-Kind Pilot Raises Safety Risks and Questions About Who Should Regulate Machines Acting Like Doctors
U.S. Hospital Nurse Job Conditions Worsen After COVID, and Turnover Continues
Chart of the Day: National Study Shows Worse Nurse Job Satisfaction and Perceived Lower Care Quality as Staffing Shortages Persist Post-Pandemic
A Simple, Gamified Program Boosted Walking in Parkinson’s Patients
Chart of the Day: Remote Intervention with Gaming Elements Shows Promise, LDI Expert Finds
Courtney Schreiber Wins International Prize for Pregnancy Research
Cited for Driving Changes in Early Pregnancy Loss Care Guidelines
Incarceration as Social Determinant of Health
Penn Researcher Says Mental Illness, Chronic Disease Risks Surge After Release
U.S. AI Boom Could Cause Health Care Costs to Soar Without Changes to Payment Policy
Federal Officials Factor in Health Gains to Control Spending, LDI Fellow Says
Finding Rare Agreement on Fixing the Health Care Affordability Crisis
Former Obama and Trump Advisors Find Some Common Ground at D.C. University of Pennsylvania Event
When A Resolved Billing Scandal Becomes Embedded In New Payment Policy
CMS Should Ensure That Temporary Spending Shocks—Such as the Recent Spike in Skin Substitute Costs—Are Not Mechanically Carried Forward Into Future MA Payments for 2027 and Beyond. But CMS Should Also Move Beyond the Decades-Old HCC Framework and Modernize its Risk Adjustment Approach.
“Everybody’s Going to Feel the Pain”: Medicaid Cuts Threaten Addiction Treatment
New York Commissioner Warns University of Pennsylvania Conference That Funding Losses Could Force States to Ration Care and Risk Rising Overdose Deaths
Many Maternal Deaths Occur After Birth, With Mental Health a Key Factor
LDI Experts Are Making Postpartum Care Safer With Telehealth, Remote Monitoring, Doulas, and Long-Acting Addiction Care
Will TrumpRx Lower Prescription Drug Prices?
LDI Fellow Argues the Plan Misses Key Drivers of High Costs and Points Instead to Public-Sector Solutions