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FEATURE STORIES

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Build or Buy: Five Key Strategies for Health Care Technology Decisions

Kevin B. Mahoney and Raina Merchant offered insights to health care leaders on the decision-making process between creating tailored solutions and selecting pre-designed options for their health systems.

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Maternal Well-Being for Infant and Community Health

Daria Murosko and colleagues analyzed community-level factors that make mothers vulnerable to poor health and determined the impact of these factors on infant mortality.

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Boost Employment for People With Disabilities

Atheendar Venkataramani and fellow researchers found that employment and labor force participation rose immediately after two states repealed part of a 1938 law that allowed people with disabilities to be paid less than minimum wage.

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Bridging Medicare and Medicaid Coverage for Dual Eligibility

Eric T. Roberts and his co-authors proposed reforms to streamline supplemental benefits for individuals enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, particularly those in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs). 

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Impact of Supreme Court's Chevron Reversal on Health Care Regulation

At our recent seminar, a panel of legal experts discussed how this "seismic" shift may lead to more litigation, regulatory fragmentation, and challenges in public health policy. 

CALL FOR MENTORS

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Mentor a 2025 SUMR/GEAR UP Scholar 


Applications to be a mentor are now open for the Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research (SUMR) and Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP). Applications are due February 15, 2025. Join us for breakfast at the
Mentor Information Session on December 4, 2024 from 8:00-9:30 a.m. RSVP here.

 UPCOMING EVENTS

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Fireside Chat with Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET

 

Reflections From the Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: A Conversation with Allison K. Hoffman, JD

In-person event open to Penn affiliates

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Fireside Chat with Mark Cuban

Monday, November 25, 2024
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. ET

 

Drug Pricing Failures in America: A Conversation with Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD 

 

Co-hosted with HCMG2500/HCMG8500/BIOE5750: American Health Care and the Future of the American Health Care System.

 

In-person event open to Penn affiliates

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Integrating Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries

Friday, December 6, 2024
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET

A Conversation with Aisha Adkins, MPA, CNP, Toyin Ajayi, MD, MPhil, Matthew Behrens, MPA, and Melanie Bella, MBA, moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD


Virtual event open to the public

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Research Seminar with Craig Pollack, MD, MHS

Thursday, January 9, 2025
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET

 

Co-hosted with the Division of General Internal Medicine

 

In-person event open to Penn affiliates

IN THE MEDIA

“Harris' Elder Care Plan Would Help Gen X Through Sandwich Years.” Rachel M. Werner. Bloomberg

 

“'Nonsensical’ Limits On Support Drugs Complicate Cancer Care.” Ramy Sedhom, MD. Medscape

 

“Trying To Quantify Everything Is Hurting Our Decisions.” Katherine Milkman, PhD. Bloomberg

 

“Nurses’ Extraordinary Experiences During The COVID-19 Pandemic.” Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP. Newswise

PUBLICATIONS

“Leading a Healthcare Organization During a Period of Social Change: A Qualitative Study of Chief Executive Officers.” Kerry K. Meltzer, Zoe Bouchelle, Jaideep S. Grewal, Kevin B. Mahoney, David T. Grande. Journal of General Internal Medicine 

 

“Building A Longitudinal Community Supports Model.” Kathleen Noonan, Mary D. Naylor. Health Affairs 

 

“Racial Disparities in Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care in Older Adults With Early Breast Cancer.” Brenda S. Castillo, Taussia Boadi, Xiaoyan Han, Lawrence N. Shulman, Yehoda M. Martei. JAMA Open Network 

 

 

“Caregiver Perspectives on Improving Government Nutrition Benefit Programs.” Dana Rose Negro, Mishaal Yazdani, Lindsay Benitez, Chén C. Kenyon, Alexander G. Fiks, Aditi Vasan. Pediatrics 

 

“Looking to 'Level the Field': A Qualitative Study of How Clinicians Operationalize Social Determinants in Critical Care.” Deepa Ramadurai, Heta Patel, Jacqueline Chan, Juliet Young, Justin T. Clapp, Joanna L. Hart. Annals of the American Thoracic Society

 

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