While the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in 2022, aimed to lower drug costs, Medicare patients on GLP-1s may actually face higher out-of-pocket costs and tighter prior authorization requirements. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We are excited to share CHIBE's latest annual report with you! Learn about some of our important discoveries this year, see our awards + recognition, and catch up on our top stories. chibe.upenn.edu/chibe-annual...

CHIBE faculty: We are inviting proposals for clinical trials that translate ideas from behavioral economics into practice in real-world settings, specifically testing interventions that reach middle-aged/older adults. Learn more about our Roybal funding! chibe.upenn.edu/opportunitie...

A team of researchers have partnered with CNN to offer a 30-day program designed to boost your wellness IQ. CHIBE spoke with Dr. Katy Milkman for a Q&A about this program. Read more ⤵️ @katymilkman.bsky.social @bcfginitiative.bsky.social @angeladuckworth.bsky.social chibe.upenn.edu/blog/boost-y...

Want to level up your wellness IQ? CHIBE-supported researchers including @katymilkman.bsky.social and Angela Duckworth have launched a 30-day program with CNN that offers daily quizzes to teach you important facts about healthy living. Learn how to join the Health Daily challenge: cnn.it/3KhPN1J

CHIBE Director Dr. Kevin Volpp will be speaking at the University of Delaware on Sept 29 from 3:30-5 PM ET on "Preventive power: using nudges and incentives to improve health." His talk is the keynote for the 2025 Folytn Seminar. Find more details here: www.udel.edu/udaily/2025/...

See how CHIBE's research helped preserve no-cost PrEP access. A huge win for the 1.2 million needing PrEP access🌟 chibe.upenn.edu/case-study/o...

The 2025 Penn Medicine Nudges in Health Care Symposium discussed how AI can be leveraged to improve clinical decision support. (@kitdelgado.bsky.social, thanks to @pennldi.bsky.social for the recap) ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

Don't miss this CHIBE virtual book talk seminar with Judd Kessler, PhD, on September 24 at noon ET! Dr. Kessler will talk about his new book, LUCKY BY DESIGN: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want. Register below! chibe.upenn.edu/event/lucky-...

AI signals are increasingly used to help people make decisions. AI monitors ongoing events, detects when a decision is critical and jumps in, sometimes with a subtle alert, other times with an explicit recommendation. But what type of signal is better? knowledge.insead.edu/operations/s...

ICYMI: CHIBE Director Kevin Volpp wrote an end-of-summer letter for our community about recent trips, talks, resources, and new members of our external advisory board. Catch up on CHIBE news⤵️! chibe.upenn.edu/blog/chibe-d...

The Trump administration has granted waivers to some states restricting recipients of federal food assistance from using their benefits to buy junk food, as part of RFK Jr.'s campaign for clean food to the states. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

This piece about RFK Jr's childhood health report cites work by CHIBE affiliates Christina Roberto + Alyssa Moran. In the article, click the link for "government regulations" to see their recommendations for science-based policy actions that align with MAHA priorities www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/w...

Does the MAHA movement miss the bigger picture of the food landscape? At best, the changes championed by the Make America Healthy Again movement will likely yield marginal health improvements, says Dr. Alyssa Moran. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

"By subsidizing sugary drinks with SNAP, we are rewarding an industry that limits choices for lower-income families, ensuring the lowest-quality food is the most available and affordable option," write Christina Roberto and Alyssa Moran. www.newsweek.com/snap-junk-fo...

Looking forward to presenting at the @pennchibe.bsky.social research seminar on the 26th of November. Sign up here for all the talks: chibe.upenn.edu/events/

We are pleased to announce the new line-up for CHIBE's Virtual Research Seminar Series! This series will convene leading scholars and experts to examine the intersection of human behavior, economic principles, and health outcomes. chibe.upenn.edu/blog/chibe-u...

Getting smartphone breathalyzer feedback that your blood alcohol level is below the legal limit may make you more likely to drive impaired. @kitdelgado.bsky.social psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

"This is easily the biggest impact on child survival that I’ve seen from an intervention that was designed to alleviate poverty,” said Harsha Thirumurthy, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania (and CHIBE affiliate!) who was not involved in the work. @hthirumurthy.bsky.social

CHIBE affiliate Jonah Berger joined CNBC to discuss how simple word choices can turn a “no” into a “yes.” For example, adding “I recommend” to a request can increase the listener’s likelihood of saying yes by about 50%, he says. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/w...

Check out the latest issue of our newsletter The Healthy Nudge, featuring stories on: - what "willful inattention" is - ways to increase colorectal cancer screening rates - what a "pre-quit" approach is with smoking cessation ...and more! conta.cc/47cEmSD

New childhood vaccination data show that Georgia vaccination rates are decreasing, with 86.8% of the state’s children fully up-to-date on their required vaccines when they entered kindergarten last year. Dr. @alison-buttenheim.bsky.social weighs in. www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

Christina Roberto says sugary beverages are more problematic than other kinds of sweets because they have little nutritional value and aren’t filling. “This is just pure liquid sugar,” she said. “At least a Snickers bar has some nuts.” www.wsj.com/health/welln...

In this Q&A, CHIBE's new external advisory board member Megan Hauck Marshall tells us what she thinks most health care leaders and researchers misunderstand about how Washington works. Read more below ⤵️ chibe.upenn.edu/blog/chibe-q...

RFK Jr. has discussed plans to require medical schools to include nutrition education in their curricula or else lose federal funding. Christina Roberto weighs in on the value of mandatory nutrition education in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/07/24/r...

The Joint Research Practices (JRP) group has a great summer newsletter full of resources for Penn research teams to conduct research that is more accessible and beneficial to all people. Check it out here ⤵️@PAIRCenter mailchi.mp/6aaaa832d88f...

CHIBE Director Kevin Volpp spoke with The Regulatory Review about nudging populations toward better health. Check out the interview here ⤵️ www.theregreview.org/2025/07/27/s...

CHIBE faculty: We are inviting proposals for clinical trials that translate ideas from behavioral economics into practice in real world settings, specifically testing interventions that reach middle-aged and elderly Americans. Learn more about our Roybal funding! chibe.upenn.edu/opportunitie...

This research by Hamsa Bastani + colleagues looks at the impact of generative AI on student learning in math. They found that AI-based tutoring improved performance during practice sessions, but students relying on the tech underperform when access to AI is then removed. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

CHIBE researchers Christina Roberto and Alyssa Moran are cited in a TIME essay by Arianna Huffington advocating that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or food stamps not allow the purchase of sugary drinks or soda. time.com/7297603/snap...

@casssunstein.bsky.social says algorithms can be great for consumers who do not suffer from behavioral biases, but when personalized algorithms can figure out which people lack information and suffer from a behavioral bias "there can be a world of hurt out there." chibe.upenn.edu/blog/qa-with...

This paper looks into the cost-effectiveness of gamification and financial incentive interventions to increase physical activity among patients with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease. www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

A Texas bill would put warning labels on foods w/ any of 44 additives. “I continue to be excited by the fact that states that have not typically wanted to pushback on the food industry or do much to regulate it are now really seeing the value in that."- Dr. Roberto www.statnews.com/2025/06/11/m...

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that tailored feedback to surgeons dramatically reduces excessive opioid prescriptions for common surgeries. www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/a...

CHIBE Associate Director Harsha Thirumurthy ran the 98th Comrades Marathon in South Africa—the oldest and largest ultramarathon in the world. He covered the hilly 90 km (56 mile) course in 6 hours 54 minutes (7:21 per mile), finishing 247th overall out of 21,000 runners and earning a silver medal.

In this study, a feedback intervention increased opioid guideline adherence from 57% to 72% without compromising patients’ ability to manage pain. @jama.com @kitdelgado.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Check out our latest newsletter with stories on: - a new Texas bill that would require products like Doritos to carry a ‘not recommended for human consumption’ warning - cash transfer programs - a qualitative analysis of a study revealing what motivates people to move conta.cc/4jNi1gO

Jeremy Yip and Maurice Schweitzer (a CHIBE affiliate) studied the effect of question phrasing on deception and present some research backed strategies on how you can get people to tell the truth. hbr.org/2025/06/how-...

A Texas bill on the brink of becoming law would crack down on major food manufacturers, requiring them to label products with warnings about ingredients “not recommended for human consumption” under the standards of other countries. Dr. Christina Roberto weighs in. fortune.com/2025/06/04/t...

The Nudges in Health Care Symposium will be Sept 11–12 in Philly. Submit a research abstract by 6/2 to share as a poster or oral presentation, or sign up to attend the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit event for fantastic keynotes, panels, and networking opportunities. nudgeunit.my.canva.site/symposium-20...

ICYMI: The second keynote of @pennchibe.bsky.social’s Spring Research Seminar Series, the event featuring Harvard Professor Raj Chetty and co-hosted by @katymilkman.bsky.social & Atheendar Venkataramani is now available on our YouTube channel! Watch it here: bit.ly/4kgDjnE

"The overall effect of the [sweetened beverage] tax in Philly was a 35% reduction in sales of these taxed drinks...I've been working in this area for about 20 years. And I have never seen a behavioral effect that large," CHIBE's Christina Roberto tells PBS. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Dr. Christina Roberto recommends RFK Jr. push for a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks at the national level. "This is a category of food that just brings zero benefit, it's making us sick...I think it's a very reasonable place to start." www.statnews.com/2025/05/21/r...

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Schwartz, a CHIBE affiliated faculty member, on receiving the Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award from AcademyHealth! @academyhealth.bsky.social @aschwartz.bsky.social chibe.upenn.edu/news/dr-aaro...

Interested in harnessing behavioral science and digital solutions for changing patient and clinician behavior? Submit an abstract to the 2025 Nudges in Health Care Symposium! @kitdelgado.bsky.social nudgeunit.my.canva.site/symposium-20...

CHIBE Director Kevin Volpp offered his expertise on how to engage patients in healthier behavior at a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) panel. Some takeaways below ⤵️ chibe.upenn.edu/blog/dr-kevi...

Penn Medicine, the American Heart Association, and Dr. Oz visited a West Philly church yesterday to discuss the importance of blood pressure control and eating healthy. chibe.upenn.edu/blog/dr-oz-j...

CHIBE Director Dr. Kevin Volpp spoke at the #NourishingChange conference last week, talking about what it will take to scale prevention. The session unpacked where progress stands today, what gaps remain, and how collaboration across food, pharmacy, and health care can drive change.

“You should be skeptical of any kind of claim you see on food packaging,” said CHIBE's Dr. Christina Roberto. “As much as people say nutrition science is complicated, it’s also true that we generally know what to eat.” www.webmd.com/diet/news/20...

Don't miss CHIBE's latest newsletter 📰 featuring stories on: - interesting ways to improve HIV testing - research integrity - 5 ways that behavioral economics can influence patient behavior + and more! myemail.constantcontact.com/Research-int...