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FEATURE STORIES

Ingrid Nembhard and Sasmira Matta

Sharing Patient Narratives Linked to Better Patient Experience

Ingrid Nembhard and Sasmira Matta found that clinics that often shared patient narratives with their staff received higher patient experience scores.

Carmen Guerra

Carmen Guerra Serves on White House Minority Health Forum Panel

At a White House panel, Carmen Guerra discussed the equity implications of drugs that are dependent on genetic elements prominent in white populations but not in non-white ones.

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Fears of Separation Deter Parents with SUD From Getting Care

LDI Fellows revealed that the requirement for providers to report prenatal substance abuse can incite fear and anger among parents and guardians over losing their children, creating unintended consequences.

Rebecca Brown

Americans in Subsidized Housing Face More Health Challenges

A study led by Rebecca Brown found that older Americans living in subsidized housing suffer more frailty and dementia, and are sent to nursing homes more often than their peers.

Amol Navathe and Ezekiel Emanuel

How to Fix Value-Based Payments

CMS wants all Medicare enrollees' care paid based on quality by 2030. Amol Navathe and Ezekiel Emanuel offer three ways to fix value-based payments to make that possible.

EVENT RECAPS

LDI Fellow Jennifer Gil presenting her poster at AcademyHealth

LDI at AcademyHealth

LDI Fellows, student scholars, and staff attended the 2024 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Check out conference photos and Fellow poster presentations.

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Penn LDI/Health Affairs Conference Explores Dual Eligibles Integration

State and federal officials, researchers, insurers, and healthcare leaders gathered at a conference on integrating Medicare and Medicaid services for dually eligible individuals, hosted by Penn LDI and Health Affairs. 

 UPCOMING EVENTS

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Covering the Cure: Access and Payment for High-Cost Cell and Gene Therapies

Friday, September 13, 2024
12:00–1:00 p.m. ET

A Conversation with Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Titilope Fasipe, MD, PhD, Jarrod Henshaw, and Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD. Moderated by David Grande, MD, MPA.

Virtual event open to the public.

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(Re)Writing the Future of Health Care With Generative AI

Tuesday, October 10, 2024
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. ET

 

In-person conference open to Penn affiliates and general public.

 NEW ONLINE COURSE

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Amplify@LDI: Mastering the Art of Opinion Writing for Health Policy

Specialized course designed for researchers and health policy experts. Gain essential skills in crafting impactful op-eds and receive expert advice on navigating the publishing process. Led by Karl Stark, LDI's Director of Content Strategy, and esteemed journalist Matt Zencey. Space is limited. 

 
Multiple Sessions: Oct. 7, 14, 21, and 28

All sessions will be held on Zoom
3:00–5:00 p.m. ET

Cost: $875 discount rate, price increases to $975 on 8/15

IN THE MEDIA

“Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Would Save Thousands of Lives, Researchers Say.” Rachel M. Werner. USA Today

 

“In the Extreme Heat, Do You Need More Electrolytes?” Vishnu Potluri. New York Times

 

“How the Supreme Court Has Roiled U.S. Health-Care Agencies.” Holly Fernandez Lynch. The Washington Post

 

“A More Effective, and Cheaper, Way to Treat People With Opioid Use Disorder.” Jeanmarie Perrone. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

“Watching Biden, Many See the Heartbreaking Indignities of Aging.” Jason Karlawish. The Washington Post

PUBLICATIONS

“Quality, Spending, Utilization, and Outcomes Among Dual-Eligible Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries in Integrated Care Programs: A Systematic Review.” Eric T. Roberts, Ciara Duggan, Rebekah Stein, Sriya Jonnadula, Kenton J. Johnston, José F. Figueroa. JAMA Health Forum

 

“Strengthening the Provision of Abortion and Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Post-Dobbs: An Initiative of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.” Alice Abernathy, Nadia Haerizadeh-Yazdi, Shaiza Sinha, Courtney A. Schreiber, Aasta Mehta. New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst

 

“Community Health Workers: A Key Workforce to Promote Health Equity for Children in Immigrant Families.” Marine-Ayan Ibrahim Aibo, Shreya Kangovi, K. Casey Lion, Aditi Vasan. Academic Pediatrics 

 

“Preoperative vs. Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions and Prolonged Opioid Refills Among US Youths.” Tori N. Sutherland, Jennifer A. Rabbitts, Gregory E. Tasian, Mark D. Neuman, Craig Newcomb, Scott E. Hadland. JAMA Network Open

 

“Megastudy Shows That Reminders Boost Vaccination But Adding Free Rides Does Not.” Katherine L. Milkman, Sean F. Ellis, Dena M. Gromet, Youngwoo Jung, Alex S. Luscher, Rayyan S. Mobarak, Madeline K. Paxson, Ramon A. Silvera Zumaran, Robert Kuan, Ron Berman, Neil A. Lewis Jr., John A. List, Mitesh S. Patel, Christophe Van den Bulte, Kevin G. Volpp, Maryann V. Beauvais, Jonathon K. Bellows, Cheryl A. Marandola, Angela L. Duckworth. Nature

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