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Blog Post

Health Care Payment and Financing

Nursing Home Incentive Program Falls Flat, New Work Explains Potential Reasons

A Major Federal Value-Based Purchasing Program Was Designed to Cut Hospital Readmissions. LDI Fellows Say the Incentives Are Too Small to Drive Real Change

By:
  • Christine Weeks
December 9, 2025

Brief

Health Care Access & Coverage

Less Postacute Care for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Does Not Mean Worse Health

Research Brief: Shorter Stays in Skilled Nursing Facilities and Less Home Health Didn’t Lead to Worse Outcomes, Pointing to Opportunities for Traditional Medicare

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
October 30, 2025

News

Health Equity

LDI at 2025 AcademyHealth Poster Displays

1,000+ Detail the Latest Health Services Research Findings and Insights

By:
  • Hoag Levins
June 17, 2025

Brief

Health Care Payment and Financing

Medicare’s Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program Fails to Lower Hospital Readmissions

Research Brief: New Incentive Structures and Metrics May Improve Program Performance

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
June 12, 2025

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

Medicare Advantage: LDI Fellows’ Findings On The Largest Part of Medicare

A Digest of LDI Research on Equity, Costs, and Care in Medicare Advantage Over The Last Two Years

By:
  • Karl Stark
December 13, 2024

Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

For Medicare Recipients, Care After Hospital Stays Remains Common

Regardless of Medicare Type, Patients Used More Skilled Nursing Facilities Than Home Health Care After Hospital Discharge

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
October 23, 2024

Blog Post

Health Care Access & Coverage

6 Major Barriers That Stop Patients From Doing Home Dialysis

Patients, Caregivers, and Providers Explain Systemic Issues With Home Dialysis

By:
  • Mackenzie Bolas
July 29, 2024

News

Burke and Chatterjee Win Top Society of Hospital Medicine Awards

LDI Senior Fellows Take Excellence in Research and Junior Investigator Honors

By:
  • Hoag Levins
June 18, 2024

Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

Timely Doctor Visits Linked to Better Outcomes When Patients Enter a Skilled Nursing Facility

Medicare Rules Need Updating to Ensure Patients Get Care When They Need It, New Study Suggests

By:
  • Kaday Kamara, MPH
January 29, 2024

News

Health Care Access & Coverage

Photo Report: Poster Hall at AcademyHealth ARM 2023, Seattle

Penn LDI Health Services Researchers Spotlight and Network Around Their Latest Work

By:
  • Hoag Levins
July 6, 2023

Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

Chart of the Day: How Well Do VA Nursing Facility Ratings Relate to Patient Outcomes? 

Ratings Don’t Always Offer Clear Sign of Quality  

By:
  • Caitlin Davidson, MSPH
  • Nadiyah Browning, MPH, PMP
July 12, 2022
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Blog Post

Improving Care for Older Adults

Nursing Home Value-Based Program Needs Redesign to Support Biden Goals

Initial Structure Helped "Rich Get Richer"

By:
  • Chris Tachibana, PhD, MS
April 15, 2022

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