Health Benefits of Philadelphia’s Sweetened Beverage Tax
Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Labor and Civil Service
Policy
Medicaid’s Role in Health and the Health Care Landscape: Key Takeaways from LDI Researchers
Memo: Delivered to Staff of U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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In May 2025, a Research Memo featuring research conducted by LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD and LDI Senior Fellows Eric T. Roberts, PhD, Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD, Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH, Norma Coe, PhD, Molly Candon, PhD, Emily F. Gregory, MD, MHS, Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP, and Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP was presented to staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.
The memo contained research on various aspects of Medicaid such as work requirements, the long-term care workforce, pregnancy care, and coverage for children.
Views expressed by the researchers are their own and do not necessarily represent those of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine) or the University of Pennsylvania.
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