LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner found that while Medicare's bundled care policies saved money on surgeries, they created more work for unpaid home caregivers.
LDI joined an international group of experts in Switzerland to discuss and evaluate measures known as disadvantage indices and their impact on health and policymaking.
Research by Stephanie Mayne showed that children living in Philadelphia experienced a significant increase in obesity prevalence, and the increases were greater in poor neighborhoods.
Dovie Watson, Florence Momplaisir, and José Bauermeister discovered that transgender patients are most drawn to PrEP programs with no out-of-pocket costs.
At our recent virtual seminar, an expert panel discussed the Medicare hospice program, covering racial and ethnic disparities in the program, the rigid separation between hospice and general care, and more.
Virtual event with Andrew Morral, PhD, Jo Richardson, PhD, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, MPH, PhD. Moderated by Therese Richmond, PhD, MSN.
IN THE MEDIA
“New Rule Could Jeopardize Research and Oversight Into Federal Healthcare Programs.” Rachel M. Werner. Washington Examiner
“Rents are High and Housing Vouchers are Hard to Get. So Philly is Giving Renters Cash.” Vincent Reina. NPR
“As a Doctor, I Spend Too Much Time Talking to Insurers. Patients Are the Ones Who Suffer.” Dori Abel. Philadelphia Inquirer
“ALS Drug Fails Large Clinical Trial and May Be Withdrawn From Market.” Holly Fernandez Lynch. CNN
“AI's Not AI at This Doctors' Group.” Ezekiel Emanuel. Politico
PUBLICATIONS
“Health Care Use Among Patients Retroactively Insured via a Hospital-Based Insurance Linkage Program.” Ella C. Eisinger, Angela T. Chen, Omar I. Ramadan, Anna U. Morgan, M. Kit Delgado, Elinore J. Kaufman. Journal of General Internal Medicine
“State Scope of Practice Restrictions and Nurse Practitioner Practice in Nursing Homes: 2012-2019.” Kira L. Ryskina, Junning Liang, Ashley Z. Ritter, Joanne Spetz, Hilary Barnes. Health Affairs Scholar
“Health Care Access and Use Among U.S. Children Exposed to Neighborhood Violence.” Rohan Khazanchi, Eugenia C. South, Keven I. Cabrera, Tyler N.A. Winkelman, Aditi Vasan. American Journal of Preventive Medicine
“Trust in Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Oversight and Parents' Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study.” Hyunmin Yun, José Bauermeister, Ufuoma Oyiborhoro, Subhash Aryal, Terri H. Lipman, Andy S.L. Tan, Karen Glanz, Antonia M. Villarruel, Stephen Bonett. BMC Public Health
“Officer-Involved Killings of Unarmed Black People and Racial Disparities in Sleep Health.
