Population Aging Research Center

Impact of the Fair Labor Standards Act LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD and Assistant Professor Amanda Kreider, PhD submitted a comment to the U.S. Department of Labor

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...

Recruiters flew people from Kensington to California for what they described as free luxury rehab. Critics say it’s a scam. Patient brokering schemes lure vulnerable people in addiction to clinics in exchange for kickbacks and bribes. Insurance tracking shows the scams are rising in Pennsylvania, but prosecutions are rare.

"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 Open House - Subsalt: Stop Waiting for Health Data | Social Science Research Institute A light lunch will be provided for in-person attendees, please register here.

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 and Technology Collaboratories for Aging Research Pilot Projects Abstract. There is an urgent need to develop tools to enable older adults to live healthy, independent lives for as long as possible. To address this need,

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

LDI Research Shapes Pennsylvania Tax Credit Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit (WPTC) offers a tax benefit to low-income workers.

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

Recruiters flew people from Kensington to California for what they described as free luxury rehab. Critics say it’s a scam. Patient brokering schemes lure vulnerable people in addiction to clinics in exchange for kickbacks and bribes. Insurance tracking shows the scams are rising in Pennsylvania, but prosecutions are rare.

"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