New research by Jalpa Doshi and Carmen Guerra revealed significant racial disparities in cancer treatment receipt among traditional Medicare beneficiaries.
Aaron Schwartz, David Asch,and Rachel M. Werner found that physicians are paid less for providing outpatient care to Hispanic and Black patients than to white patients.
A study by Joseph Nwadiuko found that immigration detention facilities do not have adequate clinical staff, revealing that more than half of the facilities in the study lacked continuous physician coverage for at least one year.
Eric Bressman found that large language models (LLMs) often disagreed with each other, and with themselves, in their responses to common clinical management scenarios.
Applications are now open for the 2026 Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research (SUMR) Program, a 12-week health services research internship hosted by Penn LDI and the Wharton School. Applications are due February 2, 2026.
Over 700 registrants from the health care community, government, and policymaking joined our expert panel to examine the policy options and political landscape shaping the future of long-term care, and what it will take to build a sustainable system to care for aging Americans.
More than 350 registrants from the health care community, government, and policymaking joined our panel of experts to explore the future of medical training, and curricular strategies to ensure AI strengthens rather than weakens the education of tomorrow’s physicians.
IN THE MEDIA
“The Business of Caring for Older Americans is in a Deepening Crisis.” Rachel M. Werner.Washington Post
“Nursing is No Longer Counted as a ‘Professional Degree’ by Trump Admin.” Antonia Villarruel.Newsweek
“FDA Review Staff was Excluded From Voting on Whether to Approve First Priority Voucher Drug.” Holly Fernandez Lynch.STAT
“‘Ticking Time Bomb:’ A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.” Jennifer Lewey.ProPublica
“In Office-to-Housing Conversions, New York City is Leading by Example.” Vincent Reina.Marketplace
PUBLICATIONS
“The Effects of Government-Led Cash Transfer Programmes on Behavioural and Health Determinants of Mortality: A Difference-in-Differences Study.” Aaron Richterman, Tra-My Ngoc Bui, Elizabeth F. Bair, Gregory Jerome, Christophe Millien, Jean Christophe Dimitri Suffrin, Jere R. Behrman, Harsha Thirumurthy.Lancet
“Integrating Methadone Into Primary Care: Lessons From Ukraine.” Margaret Lowenstein, Ashish Thakrar. Annals of Internal Medicine
“The Enduring Impact of the National Institute of Nursing Research and Why We Still Need it.” Mary D. Naylor, Martha A.Q. Curley, Connie M. Ulrich. JAMA Health Forum
“Effect of Gamification Plus Automated Coaching To Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The GAMEPAD Randomized Controlled Trial.” Alexander C. Fanaroff, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Michael G. Levin, Scott M. Damrauer, Jay S. Giri, Neel P. Chokshi, Benjamin M. Jackson, Mitesh S. Patel. Journal of the American Heart Association
“Postpartum Persistent Opioid Use After Opioid Exposure for Childbirth.” Meredith Matone,Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, Doug Strane, Xianqun Luan, Zachary Meisel.Obstetrics and Gynecology
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