Harsha Thirumurthy, Christina A. Roberto, and Aaron Richterman revealed that food insufficiency increased after the COVID Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments expired.
Maggie Lowenstein and Michael Ashburn examined the federal government's plan to address the threat of xylazine-laced fentanyl, how to remove barriers for patients, and more.
Research by Dolores Albarracín et al explored the lessons learned from communicating about COVID-19 to the public and gave recommendations on how to apply these lessons.
Kira Ryskina and colleagues found that nursing homes that hired skilled nursing facility (SNF) specialists experienced an increase in post-acute care admissions and no change in rehospitalization rates.
A study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine documented how the Amplify@LDI program resulted in a 177% increase in media mentions for Penn researchers.
Virtual conversation with Shekinah A. Fashaw-Walters, PhD, Raynard Washington, PhD, MPH, and Ruqaiijah Yearby, JD, MPH. Moderated by Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD.
IN THE MEDIA
“Rothman Orthopaedics’ Decision To Drop Medicare Bundled Payments Shows Why It’s So Hard To Slow Rising Health Costs.” Rachel M. Werner.Philadelphia Inquirer
“Too Much Paperwork Is Delaying Cancer Patients’ Care, Study Finds.” Meredith Doherty.US News & World Report
“American Families Need SNAP Benefits More Now Than Ever.” Aaron Richterman, Christina Roberto, Harsha Thirumurthy.The Hill
“FDA Approval of the First Over-The-Counter Contraceptive Isn’t Enough.” Alice Abernathy.The Messenger
“How Heat Makes Health Inequity Worse, Hitting People With Risks Like Diabetes Harder.” Sameed Khatana.NPR
PUBLICATIONS
“Training Health Policy Researchers on Policy Engagement and Research Translation for Greater Impact: Evaluation of the Amplify@LDI Program.” Alison M. Buttenheim, David Grande, Tali Ruskin, Kaday Kamara, Liz Donhauser, Janet Weiner, Rachel M. Werner. Journal of General Internal Medicine
“Using Measures of Race to Make Clinical Predictions: Decision Making, Patient Health, and Fairness. Charles F. Manski, John Mullahy, Atheendar S. Venkataramani.PNAS
“Screening for Advanced Liver Disease in the General Population.” Elliot B. Tapper, Marina Serper.The Lancet
“Guiding Risk Adjustment Models Toward Machine Learning Methods.” Gary E. Weissman, Karen E. Joynt Maddox. JAMA
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