💊 #Drug #Pricing in Trump 2.0: Where Are We and What's Ahead? Virtual Seminar | January 16 @12pm ET Featuring national experts Avik Roy, Rachel Sachs, JD, MPH, and Marta Wosinska, PhD, moderated by Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD ✅ Register here: https://bit.ly/497G5rE

📢 Calling all LDI Fellows! Please join us for #HealthEquity Office Hours on January 8! This virtual session provides a collaborative environment to learn about measuring and estimating health equity in quantitative analyses. ✅ Sign up here: https://bit.ly/496VA2Z

A ?final thread about our new study measuring financial incentives to treat different racial/ethnic groups. Today’s topic: how this paper came about. I hope the details are helpful for early-career researchers. (1/n) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

🔴 DECODING THE MOMENT: The $50 Billion Rural Health Program in Context 🔴 🗓️ Tuesday, January 6, 2026 @ 12pm ET co-hosted by @tradeoffs.org Expert-led virtual discussion, open to the public! REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/4964AXd

America is aging fast. Long-term care isn’t keeping up and the lack of a national plan is becoming a crisis. 📹 NOW LIVE: Our video recap of our recent expert-led panel discussion, "#Financing #Longterm #Care: Public vs. Private Solutions" https://bit.ly/44KV8Gm

Can Republicans build a real #Obamacare replacement? In @thephilacitizen.bsky.social,#ObamacareLDI Fellow Mark Pauly breaks down why replacing the ACA is harder than it sounds, and how HSAs, risk pools, and real fiscal math could reshape the next health care fight. https://bit.ly/4qr1rY4

A new APHA book co-authored by Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel warns that housing, education, employment, health care, justice, & immigration systems are deepening U.S. health inequities. Structural racism—not individual behavior—drives these gaps. Read more here: https://bit.ly/49ZMjMf

In a new Journal of Health Economics study, LDI Fellow Hanming Fang examines why insurers on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace may cover some counties but not others, and what it means for patients. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4oZtQ6p

Come work with us this summer as a SUMR, there will be bioethics projects to join!

🚀 Now accepting applications! LDI & Wharton's Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Program (SUMR) is open to undergraduates interested in exploring health services research, gaining hands-on experience, and work with leading researchers. Apply Here: ldi.upenn.edu/education/pe...

💻 Missed one our recent virtual discussions with leading experts on some of the most pressing issues facing health care and health policy in the U.S.? Check out our video library for recordings: https://ldi.upenn.edu/virtual-seminar-recordings/

New research out in @journalgim.bsky.social finds wide variation in state Medicaid coverage & prior authorization policies for antiobesity GLP-1 medications ft. Matthew Klebanoff & Jalpa Doshi (Internal Medicine) @pennldi.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New research out in @jamahealthforum.com provides insight into payments to physician practices & incentives to serve different racial & ethnic groups ft. @aschwartz.bsky.social, David Asch & @rachelwerner.bsky.social (@pennmehp.bsky.social/ @pennldi.bsky.social) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The U.S. is one of only two countries that allow direct-to-consumer drug ads. As calls to restrict them grow louder, what does the research actually show? LDI Fellow Abby Alpert breaks it down in @jamahealthforum.com https://bit.ly/4qaHmVI

Congratulations to LDI Fellow Tyra Bryant-Stephens of @pennmedicine.bsky.social and @childrensphila.bsky.social! She was recently named to the Philadelphia Cost-of-Living Task Force. phlcouncil.com/councilmembe...

Congratulations to LDI Fellow Marina Serper, whose study on strategies for managing cirrhosis pain without drugs has been approved for research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). www.pcori.org/news-events/...

The U.S. long-term care system is stretched thin — and families are paying the price. Our recent virtual seminar broke down why current financing falls short and what humane, sustainable solutions could look like. See a recap and recording here 👇 https://bit.ly/4qeOMXV

LLMs may be promising—but are they ready for real-world clinical decisions? A new JGIM study says not yet. LDI Fellow Eric Bressman of @pennmedicine.bsky.social unpacks what clinicians and policymakers should take away from the findings➡️ https://bit.ly/3Mz8L5h

✨ Congratulations to LDI Senior Fellow Kevin Mahoney on being named one of the "100 Most Influential Leaders in Healthcare" in 2025 by @modernhealthcare.bsky.social! https://bit.ly/3L7NVt8

Registration is open for our first virtual event of 2026! 🔴 DECODING THE MOMENT: The $50 Billion Rural Health Program in Context 🔴 🗓️ Tuesday, January 6 @ 12pm ET co-hosted by @tradeoffs.org https://ldi.upenn.edu/events/decoding-the-moment-the-50-billion-rural-health-fund-in-context/

📰 The @washingtonpost.com WP Intelligence "Health Brief" spotlights Penn LDI's new analysis of the Rural Health Transformation Program that found evidence that federal cash from the program may not be going to the states with the most need. See more ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4qizuSd

In a Q&A with @pennldi.bsky.social, @pennmedicine.bsky.social's @jnwadiuko.bsky.social discussed recent research focused on health workforce staffing in US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities tinyurl.com/mp42fnec

New research out in @jamanetworkopen.com compares postacute care use & outcomes among Medicare Advantage vs traditional Medicare beneficiaries ft F. Hutchins, S. Zhong, S. Patel (@PennDGIM) @rachelwerner.bsky.social (@pennldi.bsky.social) & R. Burke (@PennHospitalist) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

At the request of Ranking Member Wyden of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, LDI’s @rachelwerner.bsky.social and Paula Chatterjee analyzed the Rural Health Transformation Program—finding that it is not clearly aligned with rural health needs. Full memo: bit.ly/48N34bf

Check out LDI Fellow George Dalembert explaining how families can access the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit.⤵️

THANK YOU to the hundreds of attendees across the country who tuned in for a deep dive into financing long-term care w/ experts Richard G. Frank, Narda Ipakchi, R. Tamara Konetzka, and LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner. Video recap drops next week! https://bit.ly/4roBIAS

“How do you take over someone’s life while still living your own?” In @statnews.com, LDI Fellow Jason Karlawish considers both the benefits and limits of tech-enabled dementia caregiving. https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/the-moral-quandary-of-tech-enabled-caregiving/

We're going LIVE today at 12:00pm ET to dive into the big questions shaping long-term care financing with an outstanding panel! There’s still time to register⤵️ https://ldi.upenn.edu/events/financing-long-term-care-public-vs-private-solutions/

Health care affordability became a central focus for Democrats during the government shutdown. But what policies can actually reduce health care costs? LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social outlines five reforms that could move the needle in the @washingtonpost.com. https://bit.ly/3KOPmwp

Don't miss our virtual seminar tomorrow (Dec 12) at 12pm ET featuring experts Richard G. Frank of @brookings.edu, Narda Ipakchi of The SCAN Foundation, R. Tamara Konetzka of University of Chicago, and LDI Executive Director @rachelwerner.bsky.social ⤵️

A new scoping review out in @journalgim.bsky.social examines the current state of #AI in primary care ft. Stacy Iannone, @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social (@dbei-upenn.bsky.social) & Amarpreet Kaur (@chopresearch.bsky.social) @pennldi.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

NEW! Bob Burke, Atul Gupta, and LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner investigated Medicare's Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program and found that it delivered small, inconsistent financial rewards and penalties to nursing homes. https://bit.ly/48ZQvKO

🥳Congratulations to LDI Fellow @hollylynchez.bsky.social!

How can we build a sustainable system to care for aging Americans? Tune in Friday Dec 12 @ 12pm ET 🔷 Financing Long-Term Care: Public vs. Private Solutions 🔷 With experts Richard Frank, PhD, Narda Ipakchi, MBA, R. Tamara Konetzka, PhD & Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD REGISTER: https://bit.ly/4roBIAS

A new APHA book co-authored by Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel warns that housing, education, employment, health care, justice, & immigration systems are deepening U.S. health inequities. Structural racism—not individual behavior—drives these gaps. Read more here: https://bit.ly/49ZMjMf

🚀 Now accepting applications! LDI & Wharton's Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Program (SUMR) is open to undergraduates interested in exploring health services research, gaining hands-on experience, and work with leading researchers. Apply Here: ldi.upenn.edu/education/pe...

New analysis by LDI Fellow Allison K. Hoffman & colleague Rachel Sachs shows how 60 years of policy shifts moved U.S. health care toward private insurers and weakened federal oversight—leaving today’s system on “unstable ground.” A must-read on the future of U.S. health law: https://bit.ly/4auwqNV

Health policy experts fear that Medicaid changes included in the domestic policy bill that Trump signed into law will spur states to cut home care spending. @washingtonpost.com highlights research by LDI Exec Director @rachelwerner.bsky.social on deepening elder-care crisis: https://wapo.st/3XDedGu

💻 Want to rewatch our virtual discussions with leading experts on some of the most pressing issues facing health care and health policy in the U.S.? Check out our video library here for recordings: https://ldi.upenn.edu/virtual-seminar-recordings/

Hospital systems now control 90% of U.S. beds. Do mergers lead to better care? No, say LDI Fellows Mark Pauly & Robert Burns. Prices rise. Quality does not, and may worsen. Regulators should stop accepting “quality improvements” as a merger defense. Read more on our blog: https://bit.ly/3MJdGQQ

Long-term care is an expensive problem for older adults, their caregivers, and the broader health care system. How did we reach this point—and what policy solutions could chart a better path forward? Explore "Reforming Long-Term Care Policy", the latest policy brief from LDI. https://bit.ly/3MriUka

Checkout this summary of our work on health workforce in immigration detention!

The National Institute of Nursing Research is turning 40—but its funding remains at risk. In @jamahealthforum.com, LDI Fellows Mary Naylor and Connie Ulrich underscore why continued investment in NINR is essential for advancing translational science and improving health. https://bit.ly/49YdPJZ

New research in @journalgim.bsky.social reveals alarming staffing gaps in ICE detention facilities — over half of surveyed sites lacked continuous clinical coverage, and many had no behavioral health providers at all. Read our Q&A with LDI Fellow @jnwadiuko.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4rCXMaJ

A new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that Black and Hispanic adults on traditional Medicare were less likely to receive any cancer treatment, with low-income and dually eligible patients facing even greater barriers. Read our Q&A with the authors: https://bit.ly/4ovMlyQ

A recent study found that kids who were never exposed to Epstein-Barr virus but receive a kidney from an EBV-positive donor are at risk of post-transplant infection, which can lead to lymphoma.

New research from Mark Neuman & Sarah Langer (Anesthesia) clarifies risks associated with general anesthesia during cesarean births, giving patients more control over their delivery experience @pennldi.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2xcbhxt5

📣 Policy Engagement Update 📣 LDI Fellow Arina Chesnokova submitted written testimony to the Philadelphia City Council in support of legislation to provide employment protections for individuals experiencing menopause. The bill passed on November 20. More here: https://bit.ly/48r7zYV

❗🩺 NEW RESEARCH by LDI Fellows highlights troubling inequities in physician payments: For the same care, visits with white patients are reimbursed more than those with non-Hispanic Black or Hispanic patients. Published in @jama.com Health Forum, see highlights on our blog: https://bit.ly/4pbW2Ul

AI is transforming medical education. Are medical schools ready? 📹 NEW VIDEO of our seminar "Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: Opportunities, Risks, & a Future Research Agenda," where top experts discuss policies needed to guide the future. https://bit.ly/44sfILe