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Rachel M. Werner

How Medicare Advantage Changed Home Health Care Use

A new study by Rachel M. Werner and colleagues found that while home health care use declined among traditional Medicare enrollees, it grew among those in Medicare Advantage—especially for community-based care. 

Early Experiences Shape Recovery From Trauma

A recent study by Therese Richmond, Sara Jacoby, and Augustine Cassis Obeng Boateng found that for Black men hospitalized with serious injuries, recovery is shaped not just by the trauma itself but by earlier life experiences and how they perceive their neighborhoods. 

Diane Alexander

Medicaid's Low Pay for Doctors Hinders Care for Patients

Research by Diane Alexander revealed that higher Medicaid primary care reimbursements under the ACA significantly increased health care access and reduced school absenteeism in children.

Gary Weissman

The FDA's Blind Spot in AI Health Care

A study by Gary Weissman and colleagues found large language models can provide clinical decision support comparable to medical devices, even when explicitly instructed not to.

 EVENT RECAPS

Health Impacts After the Dobbs Decision

At our recent seminar, a panel of experts warned of rising health inequities, legal chaos, and digital surveillance threats three years after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.

 UPCOMING EVENTS

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Policy Seminar: In COVID's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us

Thursday, May 8, 2025
12:00–1:20 p.m. ET

 

A Conversation with Frances Lee, PhD, and Stephen Macedo, PhD, moderated by Mark Neuman, MD, MSc.

 

In-person event open to Penn affiliates.

 

Co-sponsored by the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, and the Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation (CPORT).  Supported by the Charles C. Leighton, MD Memorial Fund.

LDIxTradeoffs Seminar

Decoding the Moment: New Rules for Vaccine Approvals

Friday, May 16, 2025
2:00–2:45 p.m. ET

 

A Conversation with Alison Buttenheim, PhD, MBA, Paul Offit, MD, and Dan Gorenstein, presented by Penn LDI and Tradeoffs.


Virtual event open to the public.

IN THE MEDIA

“Nurse-Scientists Shouldn’t Have To Choose Between Research and Caring For Patients.” Kathryn Connell, Eleanor Turi. STAT

 

“Philadelphia Drug Overdose Deaths Fall, But Novel Substances in the Street Drug Supplies Present New Dangers.” Jeanmarie Perrone. WHYY

 

“New Medicare Program Could Dramatically Improve Affordability For Cancer Drugs — If Patients Enroll.” Jalpa A. Doshi. Newswise

 

“An Early Look At Tariffs’ Hit To Pharma.” Alison Buttenheim. Politico

PUBLICATIONS

“Natural Experiments to Inform Clinical Practice.” Atheendar S. Venkataramani, Elizabeth F. Bair. New England Journal of Medicine Evidence

 

“Preserving Research Ethics Oversight Amid Decimation of the Research Enterprise.” Holly Fernandez Lynch, Ivy Tillman, Elyse I. Summers, Eric Mah. JAMA

 

“Neighborhood Child Opportunity Index and Household-Level Social Needs.” Michael J. Luke, Chén C. Kenyon, Andrew F. Beck, Zoe Bouchelle, Stephanie G. Menko, Philip V. Scribano, Aditi Vasan. Pediatrics

 

“What Is 'Food Is Medicine,' Really? Policy Considerations on the Road to Health Care Coverage.” Colin M. Schwartz, Alexa M. Wohrman, Emily J. Holubowich, Lisa D. Sanders, Kevin G. Volpp. Health Affairs


“Patient-Reported Characteristics Across Dual-Eligible Medicare Advantage Plan Types.” Kendra Offiaeli, David J. Meyers, Eliza Macneal, Kenton J. Johnston, Brittany Brown-Podgorski, Eric T. Roberts. JAMA Network Open

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