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Substance Use Disorder Policy and Care in a Time of Medicaid Change

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Substance Use Disorder Policy and Care in a Time of Medicaid Change

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Population Health

Only One in Four High-Risk Rural Births Get Appropriate Hospital Care

A Multi-State Study Finds That Parents Often Travel 60+ Miles—With Distance, Insurance, and Race Driving Gaps in Maternal Care

By:
  • Karl Stark
February 12, 2026

Health Care Payment and Financing

Inside Medicare’s Stalled Shift to Value-Based Care

Former CMMI Leader Liz Fowler Cites Rigid Federal Scoring Rules and Bureaucratic Impatience for Pilot Failures

By:
  • Hoag Levins
February 11, 2026
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Blog Post

How Hospitals Can Ease Staff Burnout—and Improve Patient Safety  

A Major European–U.S. Hospital Study Finds That Changing How Hospitals Are Organized Reduces Burnout and Turnover While Improving Care Quality

By:
  • Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN
  • and Gary Rettberg, MPP
February 10, 2026
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Blog Post

Health Care Payment and Financing

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: A Notable Success in Trump 2.0

An LDI Fellow Who Helped Architect the ACA Highlights Progress on Primary Care Payment Reform and the Expansion of Site-Neutral Reimbursement Policies

By:
  • Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
  • and Merjan Ozisik, MBE
February 9, 2026

Health Equity

ED Psychiatric Boarding of Children Worsens Nationwide

Penn LDI Senior Fellow Dominic Sisti Cites “Alarming Levels"

By:
  • Hoag Levins
February 9, 2026
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Substance Use Disorder

Methadone Use Rises—But Too Few People Get Opioid Medication

Chart of the Day: Methadone Use for Opioid Use Disorder Tripled From 2010–2020, Yet Only One in Four People With Addiction Receive Medication

By:
  • Joanna Kim, MPH
February 4, 2026

Blog Post

AI in Health Care

Can AI Hear When Patients Are Ready for Palliative Care?

Researchers Use AI to Analyze Patient Phone Calls for Vocal Cues Predicting Palliative Care Acceptance

By:
  • Hoag Levins
February 4, 2026
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In Their Own Words

Health Care Access & Coverage

Medicare’s Hidden Fix for High Drug Costs

Medicare’s Payment Plan Can Ease Seniors’ Crushing Drug Costs but Medicare Buries it in the Fine Print

By:
  • Jalpa A. Doshi, PhD
  • and John Lin, MD, MSHP
February 3, 2026
April 202623 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. ET
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In-Person Event

Research Seminar with Emily Mrig, PhD

Open to Penn affiliates

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Blog Post

Health Care Payment and Financing

Six Insights on Health Care Affordability From Penn LDI

LDI Fellows’ Research Quantifies the Effects of High Health Care Costs for Consumers and Shines Light on Several Drivers of High U.S. Health Care Costs

By:
  • Julia Hinckley, JD
February 2, 2026
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Policy

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Repeal of Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities

Comment: Submitted to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

By:
  • Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD
February 2, 2026

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