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@pennldi.bsky.socialđź“Ł Penn LDI's Small Grants Program is now accepting proposals for pilot research in health care delivery, health policy, and population health. Applications are due 11/23/26.
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@pennldi.bsky.socialAt a recent panel discussion at the United Nations, LDI Fellow Jaya Aysola discussed the obstacles that patients with disabilities experience when engaging with clinicians and health care systems, and outlined how to improve health care delivery in this area.
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Pennsylvania Could Lose SNAP. Here’s One Way to Save It
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@pennldi.bsky.socialHow can we better support patients in early pregnancy?
In a new @inquirer.com op-ed, LDI Fellow Alice Abernathy highlights ectopic pregnancy’s deadly risk as providers navigate post-Roe restrictions.
Read more about her proposed solutions: https://bit.ly/4dM9kn5
@pennldi.bsky.socialIntroducing Dr. Enrique Schisterman of @dbei-upenn.bsky.social as a new Senior Fellow at Penn LDI!
He is a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist whose work connects rigorous methods to questions that shape clinical care and health policy.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dqNLrT
@pennldi.bsky.social🎧 Listen to LDI Fellow Paula Chatterjee discuss her research findings on the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM), an alternative payment model designed to address the financial challenges faced by rural hospitals, on a new episode of @thepulse.whyy.org. https://bit.ly/4AWAmBO
@pennldi.bsky.socialHow much #Medicaid fraud is there, and how do states actually fight it? Addressing it effectively requires precision rather than broad assumptions, according to a panel of experts at our recent discussion with @tradeoffs.org.
Check out the video recording + event recap here: https://bit.ly/476IfqU
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@pennldi.bsky.socialCan cash incentives help people referred for lung cancer screening quit smoking long term?
The Healthy Lungs study is the first to test financial incentives to quit among this group.
Read more about the study design, findings, and their implications: https://bit.ly/4i7hetq
@pennldi.bsky.socialCheck out new research featuring LDI Fellow @aschwartz.bsky.social.⤵️
@pennldi.bsky.socialDr. Parente reviewed its progress and shortcomings—and explored potential solutions, including the use of AI.
Several of the finalized HHS updates address issues Parente raised during the seminar.
Read a full recap of the seminar here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
@pennldi.bsky.socialThe announcement comes just one week after @univofminnesota.bsky.social's Stephen T. Parente, who helped develop TiC while serving in the first Trump administration, discussed the initiative at a Penn LDI/Wharton Health Care Management seminar.
@pennldi.bsky.socialThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it has finalized updates to the federal Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rules. Will they make health care price data more useful to consumers? www.hhs.gov/press-room/c...
@pennldi.bsky.socialThe announcement comes just one week after @univofminnesota.bsky.social's Stephen T. Parente, who helped develop TiC while serving in the first Trump administration, discussed the initiative at a Penn LDI/Wharton Health Care Management seminar. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
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@pennldi.bsky.socialCould a virtual clinician help patients with kidney disease learn more about transplantation?
An LDI pilot study found, after speaking with an AI-generated doctor, patients reported higher intentions to discuss kidney transplantation with their regular doctors. Read more: https://bit.ly/4740jC2
@pennldi.bsky.socialCould securing abandoned houses help prevent fatal #Opioid overdoses?
A @jamanetworkopen.com study led by LDI’s Eugenia South and Zachary Meisel found a 17.6% drop in fatal overdoses when houses were secured, suggesting where people use drugs may affect survival.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4rLjCJE
@pennldi.bsky.socialA ruptured ectopic pregnancy can cause catastrophic internal bleeding — yet patients may look stable until they suddenly crash.
In a new op-ed in the @inquirer.com, LDI Fellow Alice Abernathy argues for 24/7 pregnancy guidance, digital symptom triage, and more.
https://bit.ly/3TISmyR
@pennldi.bsky.socialđź’ˇ Want expert insights on the biggest challenges in U.S. health care and health policy?
Explore our virtual seminar library for expert discussions on long-term care, drug pricing, AI in health care, Medicaid after HR1, the opioid epidemic, and more.
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