In a new study, Kira Ryskina and colleagues revealed that the number of patients that nursing home doctors cared for did not affect post-acute patient outcomes, suggesting patient panel size may not contribute to differences in care quality.
Peter Groeneveld, Jay Giri, Ashwin Nathan, and colleagues found that the 2018 MISSION Act reduced travel time to cardiovascular procedures for veterans living far from VA hospitals, but worsened outcomes for some procedures.
Irma Elo and colleagues examined U.S. Black life expectancy from 1990 to 2019, finding widening geographic disparities. Gains were greatest in large metropolitan areas and smallest in smaller or rural areas, and after 2010, life expectancy declined across all metropolitan categories in the Midwest.
In an op-ed in STAT, Mark V. Pauly argued that a smarter alternative to Medicaid work requirements is to incentivize employers to offer affordable insurance to low-wage workers — strengthening both coverage and the link between work and health.
A panel of experts warned if Obamacare subsidies end in 2025, premiums may rise 75%, four million people could lose insurance, thousands of lives may be lost, and small business owners and low-income families will be heavily impacted.
At our seminar, an expert panel highlighted critical gaps in the U.S. pandemic response, including exaggerated messaging on vaccines, established guidance being ignored, and more.
Accepting proposals for research projects, with budgets up to $175,000, that will have a meaningful and measurable impact on value-based primary care and other alternative delivery models focused on older adults. Application Deadline: November 10, 2025
Accepting proposals, with budgets up to $65,000, that improve the effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and experience of care delivery at Penn Medicine, with a special focus on how generative AI can optimize health care delivery. Application Deadline: November 10, 2025
Accepting proposals for small research grants, with budgets up to $40,000, focused on expanding access to health insurance and health care. The goal of this RFP is to expand research activity and expertise at Penn focused in this area. Application Deadline: November 10, 2025
“This Shutdown Fight Has Life-or-Death Consequences.” Rachel M. Werner.Bloomberg
“In Texas, Parents Fighting Vaccinations Say Their Movement Is Winning.” Alison Buttenheim.New York Times
“Under Trump, FDA Seeks to Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs.” Holly Fernandez Lynch.KFF Health News
“What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong—and Right—According to a Public Health Expert.” Ezekiel Emanuel.Vox
“The Fed Doesn’t Actually Have a ‘Dual’ Mandate—There’s a Third Part it Rarely Mentions, and Economists Want it to Stay That Way.” Kent Smetters.Fortune
PUBLICATIONS
“The Impact of Increased Medicaid Eligibility During Pregnancy on Medicaid Utilization and Gestational Age.” Nicolas P. Goldstein Novick, Peter J. Veazie, Elaine L. Hill, Eva K. Pressman, Peter G. Szilagyi, Timothy D. Nelin, Scott A. Lorch.Health Services Research
“Medicare Part D Coverage and Costs for Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists.” Matthew J. Klebanoff, Pengxiang Li, Judith A. Long, Jalpa A. Doshi.JAMA
“Behavioral Interventions Improve Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Overdue Patients in a Randomized Trial.” Shivan J. Mehta, Pranay Nadella, Pamela A. Shaw, Catherine Reitz, Caitlin Brophy, Evelyn Okorie, Keyirah Williams, Christopher K. Snider, MaryAnne K. Peifer, Corinne Rhodes, David A. Asch.Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
“Synthetic Data and Health Equity: Accounting for Racism and Sexism in Health Care Delivery.” Stephanie Teeple, Luis Emilio Muñoz, Jaya Aysola. Health Affairs Scholar
“Stimulant Overdose Prediction Model for Medicaid-Insured Persons.” Tuhina Srivastava, Rebecca Arden Harris, Cheryl Bettigole, Hanxi Zhang, Colleen M. Brensinger, Kacie Bogar, Fengge Wang, Elizabeth D. Nesoff, Warren B. Bilker, Sean Hennessy. JAMA Health Forum
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