A study by Ravi Parikh, Ezekiel Emanuel, and Amol Navathe found that spending was 25% higher for the Medicare Shared Savings Program than for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, even though practice patterns and quality of care were similar for both.
Molly Candon and Aileen Rothbard discovered that Philadelphia Medicaid providers who were mailed opioid prescribing report cards wrote three fewer opioid prescriptions per month.
Research by Aaron Richterman and Harsha Thirumurthy revealed that cash transfers were effective in reducing new HIV diagnoses, increasing receipt of antiretroviral therapy, and reducing AIDS-related deaths.
When it comes to equitable vaccine allocation, the public prefers place-based policies as opposed to policies citing structural racism, according to research by Harald Schmidt and Alison Buttenheim.
New LDI Senior Fellows from across Penn schools presented their latest research, shared their collaboration interests, and had a chance to reconnect in person at our Fall Kickoff.
Selected applicants for the program will be invited to give talks at prestigious peer universities, a great opportunity for LDI's early career faculty.
We offer 10 key takeaways from our panel discussion about the state of abortion bans across the U.S., consequences for abortion access and reproductive care as a whole, and more.
An expert panel discussed better financing systems for mental health, promising new innovations, workforce pay strategies, and how to make parity laws more effective.
“How Health Systems Can Truly Value Black Lives: Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap.” George Dalembert, Atheendar Venkataramani, Eugenia South. STAT
“Huntington Ingalls’ COVID Insurance Win Gives Hope to Businesses.” Tom Baker.Bloomberg Law
“How Can the Latest Alzheimer’s Therapy Reach Patients? Follow This Trustworthy Process.” Jason Karlawish.STAT
“What We Learned From Philadelphia’s Vaccine Lottery.” Katy Milkman.Philadelphia Inquirer
“Biogen’s Next Alzheimer Drug Feeds Push for FDA Approval Revamp.” Emily Largent, Holly Fernandez-Lynch.Bloomberg Law
PUBLICATIONS
“A Roadmap for Modifying Clinician Behavior to Improve the Detection of Cognitive Impairment.” Kyra O'Brien, Robert Burke, Jason Karlawish.Journal of General Internal Medicine
“The Links Between Disability, Incarceration, and Social Exclusion.”
Laurin Bixby, Stacey Bevan, Courtney Boen.Health Affairs
“Income Trajectories in Later Life: Longitudinal Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study.” Olivia S. Mitchell, Robert L.Clark, Annamaria Lusardi.The Journal of the Economics of Ageing
“Understanding the Expression of Loneliness on Twitter Across Age Groups and Genders.” Anietie Andy, Garrick Sherman, Sharath Chandra Guntuku.PLoS One
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