A gift from Monogram Health will create the Penn LDI Research Initiative on Improving Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, which will primarily focus on addressing structural barriers and racial inequities to care.
Research by Gabriela Khazanov and James McKay found that patients who received financial incentives were more likely to attend their mental health treatment appointments, adhere to their medications, and meet their treatment goals.
At the 2022 Alzheimer's Association conference, Adriana Perez discussed how language barriers exclude Spanish-speaking older Latinos from participating in clinical trials testing treatments for Alzheimer's and related dementias.
A new 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.
Sindhu Srinivas and Adi Hirshberg won a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge for their Heart Safe Motherhood program.
Our expert panel explored the current state of abortion bans across the U.S., consequences for abortion access and reproductive care, and potential next steps in research, policy, and advocacy.
We discussed better financing systems for mental health, promising new innovations, workforce pay strategies, and how to make parity laws more effective during our virtual seminar.
A Conversation with Mollyann Brodie, PhD, Allison Hoffman, JD, and Daniel Hopkins, PhD. Moderated by David Grande, MD, MPA.
IN THE MEDIA
“New Uses for Old Drugs? Every Cure Offers Hope for People With Rare Diseases.” David Fajgenbaum.USA Today
“Essential Politics: Let’s Talk About Those White House Student Loan Tweets.” Pinar Yildirim.Los Angeles Times
“Want To Regain Parents’ Trust, Public Health Institutions? Be Humble.” David Rubin.New York Times
“‘Perennial Battleground’ Pennsylvania Draws Biden, Trump.” Daniel Hopkins.Reuters
“Nearly One in Four Young Adults Received Mental Health Treatment in 2021, CDC Says.” Molly Candon.Philadelphia Inquirer
PUBLICATIONS
“Building Black Wealth – The Role of Health Systems in Closing the Gap.” Eugenia South, Atheendar Venkataramani, George Dalembert.New England Journal of Medicine
“Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration.” Shimrit Keddem et al.Journal of General Internal Medicine
“Enrollment Brokers Did Not Increase Medicaid Enrollment, 2008–18.”
Becky Staiger, Anran Li, Diane Alexander, Molly Schnell. Health Affairs
“Importance of Asking Older Adults Whether They Are Having Difficulty Managing Finances.”Jason Karlawish. JAMA Network Open
“Medicare's Bundled Payment Models.”Amol S. Navathe, Joshua M. Liao. JAMA
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