Research Brief: "Reforming Long-Term Care Policy" based on "The Evolution of Long-Term Care and Health Policy in the United States" by @rachelwerner.bsky.social, Allison K. Hoffman, & PARC Co-Director Norma B. Coe... Brief: https://t.co/H95L1QUlAt Article: https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-11995144

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Penn AGING researchers are encouraged to submit a brief abstract to be considered for a poster or 5-15 minute presentation at the 2026 PARC Aging Retreat "USA at 250 Years: Aging Healthily" on May 1, 2026! Submission Deadline: March 3, 2026! Details: https://www.aging.upenn.edu/events/retreat

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Repeal of Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities @rachelwerner.bsky.social https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/impact-of-proposed-changes-to-the-application-of-the-fair-labor-standards-act-to-domestic-service-on-the-home-care-workforce/

@rachelwerner.bsky.social Allison Hoffman & R. Tamara Konetzka assess the changing landscape of long-term care delivery, identifying the limitations of reliance on Medicare & Medicaid, with unpaid caregivers often filling in the gaps--> fragmentation, inadequacy. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

"Cashing in on Addiction Recovery" in the @inquirer PARC Research Associate Allison Hoffman, comments on insurance, fraud, the law, lack of transparency, and addiction treatment services. https://www.inquirer.com/health/a/rehab-specialist-kensington-addiction-recovery-scam-20251223.html

SSRI is hosting an Open House, "Subsalt: Stop Waiting for Health Data," on Monday, February 23 from 12pm-1pm in 110 Ford Building and Zoom. Phil Endres and David Vanness will lead the discussion. A light lunch will be provided for in-person attendees, please register here ➡️

Research Associate Kevin Volpp et al. discuss "Cost-Effectiveness of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease" @ahajournals.bsky.social Circulation https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011839

Ethics From the Outset: Incorporating Ethical Considerations into the Artificial Intelligence & Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research Pilot Projects in Journals of Gerontology Series A by PARC Associates @emily_a_largent & Jason Karlawish et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf035

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Data: Understanding Gaps and Opportunities to Advance Research and Policy Co-authored by Research Fellow @patrickarp.bsky.social & Co-Director Norma B. Coe, et al. Issue Brief: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res... White Paper: repository.upenn.edu/entities/pub...

Join us for our February webinar on Feb. 12, 2026 (12pm-1pm EST) when Dr. ZhiHuang presents "Agentic AI framework for comprehensive medical imaging interpretation enabling laboratory intelligence." To register, click here: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Penn Grad Talks have a NEW date so there is more time to apply & prepare. Friday, March 27, 2026 12–4 PM APPLICATIONS NOW DUE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SUBMIT your application here: upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... WATCH presentations from year’s talks here: vimeo.com/showcase/pen...

Please join us for the hybrid PARC Aging Chat! 🛏️ Hospice Care (PARC Aging Chats) with David Rosenkranz & Anne Song MONDAY, FEB 2nd 12-1 pm in McNeil Room 403 - PSC Commons & Zoom (code is in the image) https://www.aging.upenn.edu/events/parc-aging-chats

Please join us for the hybrid PARC Aging Chats in Spring 2026! NEXT MONDAY 12-1 pm in McNeil Room 403 - PSC Commons & Zoom Hospice Care (PARC Aging Chats) with David Rosenkranz & Anne Song PSC/PARC COLLOQUIUM SERIES SPRING 2026 https://www.aging.upenn.edu/events/parc-aging-chats

Recognize a fellow demographer (or yourself!) who has contributed to the profession with a PAA Annual Award! Nominations deadline is Saturday, January 31, 2026: buff.ly/VZcZ5G0

Congratulations to @pennaging.bsky.social Research Associate Marina Serper for receiving funding for her new research project: "Comparing Low-Touch and High-Touch Multimodal Interventions for Chronic Pain in Patients With Cirrhosis" from PCORI

With Aaron Richterman "LDI Research Helped Shape Pennsylvania’s New Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit: PA's New Bipartisan Tax Credit is Designed to be Simple & Refundable" https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/ldi-research-helped-shape-pennsylvanias-new-working-pennsylvanians-tax-credit/

Join us for the hybrid PARC Aging Chats in Spring 2026! NEXT MONDAY, Feb 2nd Hospice Care w/ David Rosencranz & Anne Song MAR 6th The ADRD Biomarker Pilot Project APR 6th The Growing Issue of Homelessness/Housing Insecurity & Aging See details: https://www.aging.upenn.edu/events/parc-aging-chats

"Cashing in on Addiction Recovery" in the @inquirer.com, PARC Research Associate Allison Hoffman, comments on insurance, fraud, the law, lack of transparency, and addiction treatment services. https://www.inquirer.com/health/a/rehab-specialist-kensington-addiction-recovery-scam-20251223.html

Penn AGING researchers are encouraged to submit a brief abstract to be considered for a poster or 5-15 minute presentation at the 2026 PARC Aging Retreat "USA at 250 Years: Aging Healthily" on May 1, 2026! Submission Deadline: March 3, 2026! Details: https://www.aging.upenn.edu/events/retreat

Available to the Penn Community via Van Pelt Library RC523.2 .R33 2025 @upenn.edu Libraries ➡️ Is It Alzheimer's?❓ ↪️101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions About Memory Loss and Dementia" By Peter V. Rabins https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9979747189903681

Read this recently published book on aging: ➡️ The Biodemography of Ageing and Longevity Edited by Jean-Francois Lemaitre and Samuel Pavard Available electronically to the Penn community via the @upenn.edu Libraries https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9979526801803681

"Collaborative Housing, Ageing and Social Care: Lessons from Europe" This recent book on aging is available online to the Penn community via the @PennLibraries https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9979741527203681 Edited by Fernandez Arrigoitia, Felstead, Hudson, Izuhara, Scanlon & West

Decoding Aging & Neurodegeneration: The Role of Nucleic Acid Epigenetics Edited by Jan Barciszewski Available to borrow online to the Penn community via the @PennLibraires https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9979631752803681

Read our 2025 PARC Year In Review annual newsletter, which contains information about our researchers. https://mailchi.mp/pop/2025-parc-year-in-review This year, we've included a Letter, Save the dates, By The Numbers, Publication Highlights, Co-Authorship Network Map, Books, Working Papers & more.

The #healthpolicy landscape is moving fast—and the stakes are high. Our Spring 2026 events bring expert voices to the most urgent U.S. health and #healthcare issues: ✅ Drug pricing ✅ Medicaid following HR1 ✅ The opioid epidemic ✅ Medicare Advantage, and more Register now: https://bit.ly/44TuV8z

⏰ It's not too late to register for our first virtual event of 2026! Sign up here and tune in live tomorrow, Jan 6 at 12pm ET: ldi.upenn.edu/events/decod...

Join us for our next webinar on January 8th, 2026 when Dr. Nathan Price from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging presents "The Age of Scientific Wellness: Translating AI-Driven Insights into Human Healthspan." To register, click here: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Deadline Approaching Next Month! Travel Awards are available for the upcoming RCCN Workshop “Multidisciplinary Research in Aging/Team Science." Awardees will receive travel support, as well as participate in a special pre-workshop career development session. Learn more here: bit.ly/48UOvlV

Borrow this recently purchased book on aging from @PennLibraries Van Pelt Library RA776.75 .G87 2025 https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9979756467803681 ➡️Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer By Michael D. Gurven

Please read the December 2025 Penn Population Studies Newsletter, ushering us into the new year. Contents include: 📚 Publications 📒 New Working Papers 🏆 Awards & Accolades 📅 Events 🎥 Colloquia Videos https://mailchi.mp/pop/december-2025-newsletter

How a Faith-Based AI Bot is Helping One Man Rewrite Retirement PARC Research Associate @gdemiris.bsky.social is quoted in this @csmonitor.bsky.social article https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Faith-Religion/2025/1206/ai-chatbots-faith-religion-retirement

Please join us for the hybrid PARC Aging Chats in Spring 2026! We have an exciting lineup of speakers & topics! 2/2 Hospice Care 3/6 The ADRD Biomarker Pilot Project 4/6 The Growing Issue of Homelessness/Housing Insecurity & Aging See details: https://www.aging.upenn.edu/events/parc-aging-chats

IT LIVES! First draft: 2011 This draft: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xh3sg... In between: 12 years of being under review (of which half are on us). +1 coauthor. For me personally: a few moves, a few jobs, a few kids.

Call for Papers: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning (ELM) 4 June 10-12 2026, University of Pennsylvania Organizers: Paloma Jeretič, Anna Papafragou, and Florian Schwarz Abstract Submissions via OpenReview, due by December 10, 2025 More: www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/e...

We are pleased to announce another #AAICNeuro Lightning presenter for the Manchester hub. Dr Simeen Tabassi Mofrad from the University of Oxford presents on volumetric biomarkers in subcortical structures for dementia detection Free event - 26 Feb www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...

Several PARC Research Associates are mentioned in the latest @pennaitech.bsky.social newsletter, take a look

Research by 3 PARC Research Associates @draaron.bsky.social @hthirumurthy.bsky.social & JR Behrman is discussed ⬇️ 🌍 Government Cash Transfer Programs Linked to Major Health Gains for Women and Children https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/cash-transfers-boost-health-in-low-and-middle-income-countries

Upcoming RCCN Webinar! In this webinar, the speakers will discuss how potential bias in the data used to train AI models can potentially negatively impact outputs, and how to address data bias. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/440SQ5C

➡️ The Business of Caring for Older Americans is in a Deepening Crisis PARC Research Associate @rachelwerner.bsky.social is quoted in this @washingtonpost.com article https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/04/elder-care-home-health-shortage & cited https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5119523

Breaking Down Misconceptions On Unconditional Cash Programs PARC Associate Amy Castro et al. shared findings from their research on guaranteed income & universal basic income @amycastro.bsky.social https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sp2-mitchell-center-economics-well-being-amy-castro-ioana-marinescu

🚀 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...

Linda H. Aiken & Karen B. Lasater are quoted by PennNursing ➡️ Investing in Nurses Reduces Physician Burnout, International Study Finds https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/live/news/3329-investing-in-nurses-reduces-physician-burnout @jamanetworkopen.com http://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.44067

How 60 Years of Change Realigned US Health Law’s Role Research Associate Allison Hoffman explains discusses how private entities have shaped health care delivery, costs & complicate improving care quality https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-ldi-how-60-years-change-realigned-us-health-laws-role

Tech-Enabled Caregiving Can Help Dementia Patients Stay At Home — Perhaps For Too Long Jason Karlawish, PARC Research Associate, writes about the promise and peril of technology-enabled caregiving for dementia patients. in STAT News @statnews.com

Government cash transfer programs linked to major health gains for women and children PARC Research Associate @draaron.bsky.social's work in @thelancet.com https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-medicine-government-cash-transfer-programs-linked-major-health-gains-women-and-children-low-and-middle

Modeling the Financial Viability of a Population Health Program https://doi.org/10.1056/cat.24.0364 co-authored by Kevin G. Volpp in nejm.org Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/why-population-health-programs-are-such-a-challenge-for-health-systems/

TODAY at NOON Mary Jo Mitchell, APC/PAA Government Affairs Director with @ccpratucla.bsky.social @popassocamerica.bsky.social Engaging Policymakers: Role of PAA/APC and Population Scientists Wednesday, December 3 12:00 PM Pacific Time (3PM EST) Join Zoom Meeting ID: 927 9571 2747 Passcode: 362298

Invited Commentary co-authored by PARC Research Associate Nancy A. Hodgson in JAMA Internal Medicine ➡️ The Complexity of Dementia Care—Progress, Pitfalls, and a Path Forward https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.4260

Read an excerpt via the @pennldi.bsky.social blogpost https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/its-time-to-talk-about-dementia/ by Jason Karlawish of this original @statnews.com article: https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/29/dementia-care-diagnostics-treatments-expert-revolution/