Rachel M. Werner, Eric T. Roberts, and Norma Coe, along with Yale School of Public Health researchers, delivered crucial insights to the Senate Finance and HELP Committees, shedding light on the life-and-death implications of the House-approved reconciliation bill.
In this Chart of the Day, Nadir Yehya'sJAMA Viewpoint highlights that despite a funding increase from 1998 to 2003, it has since stagnated or decreased when adjusted for inflation, with a 7.4% drop by 2024 compared to its 2003 peak, amid rising research costs and population growth.
In a new article, Amy Hillier challenges the reliance on Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) maps to prove redlining, calling for a deeper look at how various actors shaped housing inequalities and encouraging researchers to consider broader frameworks like racial capitalism.
Alexander C. Fanaroff and colleagues found that increasing the default prescription length for statins from 30 days to 90 days greatly increased the proportion of patients receiving a 90-day prescription, while also nearly eliminating sociodemographic disparities in prescription length.
Alexander Olssen and Mark V. Pauly studied Medicare’s new $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket medication costs, finding that many beneficiaries with high drug spending did not have high enough out-of-pocket expenditures to reach the cap.
Launching our virtual event series, Decoding the Moment, an esteemed panel explored the groundbreaking shifts in vaccine approval processes under the current administration.
The SUMR program received the 2025 Mosaic Award for advancing health equity in research. Aaron Schwartz earned the 2025 Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader award. Celebrate these achievements with us at the awards ceremony and check out our guideto Penn LDI presentations.
Penn LDI cordially invites you to an exclusive reception on Sunday, June 8, at the 2025 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Minneapolis. Celebrate with us as we honor 25 years of the SUMR program, and enjoy an evening of networking, mingling, and inspiration.
A Conversation withElinore Kaufman, MD, MSHP, Jeremy Biddle, MD, and Dan Gorenstein, presented by Penn LDI and Tradeoffs.
Virtual event open to the public.
IN THE MEDIA
“Surgeon, Do You Take This Anesthesiologist To Be Your Regular Operation Partner?” Jasmine Hwang, MD, MS. MedPageToday
“How A Generation's Struggle Led To A Record Surge in Homelessness.” Dennis Culhane, PhD.The New York Times
“What The Big, Beautiful Bill Means For Economic Growth.” Kent Smetters, PhD.Fortune
“Study Sheds Light On Why For-Profit Hospitals Have Worse Nursing And Patient Outcomes.” K. Jane Muir, PhD, APRN. Medical Xpress
“Why America Has Not Passed A Law To Treat Addiction Better.” Ashish P. Thakrar, MD, MSHP. Mint
PUBLICATIONS
“Mind Care: The Moral Significance of the Dementia Caregiving Dyad.” Andrew Peterson, Emily A. Largent, Jason Karlawish. The American Journal of Bioethics
“Providing Equitable Surgical Care to Patients in Law Enforcement Custody: A Review.” Elinore J. Kaufman, Jesse E. Passman, Rucha Alur, Randi Smith, Anwar Osborne, Sara Scarlet, Kimberly Sue, Robert Wright, Rebecca Maine, Nephetari Smith, Nia Holston, Emily Zhu, Jessica H. Beard. JAMA Surgery
“Was the Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines Globally Fair and Equitable?” Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Min Jung. American Journal of Public Health
“Inflation Reduction Act Provisions and Medicare Part D Out-of-Pocket Costs for Specialty Drugs.” Jalpa A. Doshi, Pengxiang Li, Matthew J. Klebanoff, John K. Lin. JAMA Health Forum
“Adultification of Young Black Females on Their Health and Well-being: A Qualitative Study.” Daniela Brissett, Tawanna Jones, Merrian Brooks, Mikayla Jones, Olivia Neal, Kayla Knight, Troi Williams, Kaja Darien, Joanna Lee Williams, Deborah Thomas, Carmelita Foster, Kenneth Ginsburg, Nadia Dowshen. Pediatrics
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