Rachel M. Werner and Amanda Kreider responded to proposed cuts to minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers. Their research showed that the home care workforce has grown, despite the department's claim that the rules limit growth.
A national study by Ari Friedman, Eugenia South, Zachary Meisel, and Rachel Kelz found that older Black patients were less likely to get diagnostic imaging when they went to the ED with abdominal pain.
Research by Christopher B. Forrest and colleagues shows that U.S. children are facing a sweeping decline in health due to rising chronic illness and emotional distress, and higher mortality due to gun violence.
Paula Chatterjee, Austin Kilaru, Aiden Crowley, and Amol Navathe found practices serving individuals who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare were unevenly distributed across the U.S., with wide variation even within states.
A Conversation with Frances Lee, PhD, and Paul Offit, MD. Moderated by David Grande, MD, MPA.
Virtual seminar open to the public.
$1 MILLION MATCHING CHALLENGE
In late 2024, Penn LDI received a generous gift from the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund in support of the Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research (SUMR) Program and LDI initiatives aimed at increasing population access to health insurance and health care.
As part of this gift, the Davis Fund also created a $1 million matching challenge:Every gift to SUMR will be matchedbefore September 30, 2025.
Over the past 25 years, SUMR has trained and inspired over 400 health services researchers. Your donation will enable SUMR to continue to thrive. We hope you’ll help us reach our goal.
“Map Shows 6 States Testing New Medicare Model in 2026.” Mark V. Pauly. Newsweek
PUBLICATIONS
“Racial and Ethnic Disparities Along the Treatment Cascade Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries With Metastatic Breast, Colorectal, Lung, and Prostate Cancers.” John K. Lin, Jiangong Niu, Sharon H. Giordano, Pengxiang Li, Rebecca A. Snyder, Kaiping Liao, Meng Li, Ana Aparicio, William Chapin, Jianjun Zhang, Jenny Xiang, Nirosha Perera, Debanjan Pain, Carmen E. Guerra, Jalpa A. Doshi. Journal of Clinical Oncology
“Clinician Specialization in Skilled Nursing Facility Practice and Post-Acute Outcomes of Patients With Dementia.” Seiyoun Kim, Hye-Young Jung, Derek Lake, Rebecca T. Brown, Rachel M. Werner, Jason Karlawish, Kira Ryskina. Health Services Research
“Nudging the Needle - Strategies to Boost Influenza Vaccination Uptake.” Kaustav P. Shah, Srinath Adusumalli. NEJM Evidence
“Peer and Patient Feedback to Increase Adherence to Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.” Anish K. Agarwal, Jeffrey P. Ebert, Ruiying Xiong, Zarina S. Ali, Daniel Lee, Frances Shofer, Yevgeniy Gitelman, David Do, Evan A. Spencer, E. Madeline Grenader, Fan Li, Michael O. Harhay, M. Kit Delgado. JAMA Surgery
“How Organizational Inclusion Shapes Patient Satisfaction in Magnet Hospitals.” Hyunmin Yu, Heather Brom, José A. Bauermeister, Jessie Reich, Matthew D. McHugh, Tari Hanneman, Linda H. Aiken.Medical Care
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