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The Lancet Commission on a citizen-centred health system for India India stands at a pivotal moment in its journey towards universal health coverage—a crucial component of the government's Viksit Bharat vision to elevate it to the status of a developed country by 204...

🎉Congratulations to LDI Fellow @atulllguptaa.bsky.social and fellow members of Lancet Commission on a Citizen-Centred Health System for India on the publication of their evidence-based recommendations for advancing the country’s health system toward universal health coverage! bit.ly/3ZHbFrV

Why has Medicare’s move to value-based care stalled?

At Penn LDI, former CMMI Director Liz Fowler of @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social pointed to strict CMS scoring rules, short pilot windows, and policy instability that prevented promising models from scaling.

Full recap: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

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With social media data increasingly restricted, LDI Fellows Anish Agarwal and @sharathg.bsky.social provide guidance for health researchers in @nature.com NPJ Digital Public Health.

Read more:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44482-025-00002-6

This seminar features experts: Cheryl Damberg of
RAND, Sachin Jain of @scanhealthplan.bsky.social, and LDI Executive Director @rachelwerner.bsky.social.

Is Medicare Advantage Working? Calls for reform of MA are now commonplace, but what reforms are needed and will they create a sustainable, affordable Medicare program for taxpayers and beneficiaries? Our experts will weigh in on wh...

Tune in Friday, March 13 for our virtual seminar exploring whether Medicare Advantage is delivering on its promise and what reforms are needed to ensure a sustainable, affordable Medicare program for taxpayers and beneficiaries. This event is free and open to the public.
https://bit.ly/4bZLjsA

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Nudges to Clinicians and Patients for Influenza Vaccines During Visits This randomized clinical trial evaluates if a multicomponent nudge intervention to clinicians and patients increases vaccine completion during primary care visits.

Can patient + clinician nudges boost flu vaccine uptake in primary care?

A @jamainternalmed.com study found higher vaccination rates during primary care visits, including among high clinical risk patients and groups who typically have low completion rates. https://bit.ly/4rUTzi8

America can avoid a public health crisis by saving this one alert system U.S. policymakers use a secret weapon to uncover widespread threats to public health. This tool enabled them to discover that Americans had high blood lead levels from leaded gasoline. It warned th...

In new op-ed @thehill.com LDI Fellow @sean-hennessy.bsky.social on what America stands to lose if Congress fails to protect the National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)—a critical, objective public health surveillance system that safeguards the nation's health.
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Indigenous Food Is Medicine Program Feasibility for Navajo Patients This nonrandomized clinical trial assesses the feasibility and acceptability of a medically tailored meal delivery program incorporating traditional foods and recipes for Navajo patients with heart fa...

A pilot study by LDI Fellow Lauren Eberly, out now in @jamanetworkopen.com, found that a medically and culturally tailored meal delivery program for American Indians with heart failure was well-received, offering comfort and familiarity, and improving quality of life.

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Virtual Seminar Recordings Check here for an archive of recordings from our virtual seminars.

💻 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/

Reforming Long-Term Care Policy A summary of the current long-term care crisis, how we got here, options for reforming federal policy, and the costs of the status quo to the people affected.

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 our recent Policy Brief. https://bit.ly/3MriUka

Read this new op-ed in @statnews.com by LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social. ⬇️

🎧Listen to LDI Fellow Maggie Lowenstein in this episode of the @tradeoffs.org podcast. ⬇️

Substance Use Disorder Policy and Care in a Time of Medicaid Change CHERISH and LDI have gathered policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to explore options to help advance evidence-based SUD treatment under the new rules ahead.

If you'd like to continue today's conversation, be sure to join us for our virtual conference with @cherishresearch.bsky.social
on March 25! The event is free and open to the public. Register today. ldi.upenn.edu/events/subst...

Penn LDI virtual seminar with Jonathan Caulkins, PhD, Yngvild Olsen, MD, MPH, Rachel Winograd, PhD, and Zachary Meisel, MD, MPH on February 13, 2026.

THANK YOU to the hundreds of attendees across the U.S. who joined today's seminar on the opioid epidemic with national experts Jonathan Caulkins, Yngvild Olsen, Rachel Winograd, and LDI Fellow Zachary Meisel.

📹 Stay tuned for the video recap, dropping next week at ldi.upenn.edu

There's still time to register! Tune in today at 12pm ET for our virtual seminar. This event is free and open to the public!

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Take a breath: Medicaid hasn’t changed yet | Expert Opinion But change is coming to the federal insurance plan, which (along with the state plan CHIP) covers two in five Pennsylvania children. Here’s what you can do to prepare.

What can parents do to get ready for upcoming Medicaid changes?

In a NEW Op-Ed for @inquirer.com,, pediatricians and LDI Fellows Betsy Salazar and Diana Montoya-Williams explain how to keep your kids covered: https://bit.ly/40cdsoQ

👋Introducing Dr. Ankita Bhosale as a new Senior Fellow at Penn LDI!

Dr. Bhosale’s research draws on her background in oral & public health, and data analytics to advance evidence-informed practices in oral health.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3O2QjTn

Inside Medicare’s Stalled Shift to Value-Based Care At a University of Pennsylvania seminar, former CMMI chief Liz Fowler critiques the agency’s effort to promote value-based care payment systems.

Why has Medicare’s move to value-based care stalled?

At Penn LDI, former CMMI Director Liz Fowler of @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social pointed to strict CMS scoring rules, short pilot windows, and policy instability that prevented promising models from scaling.

Full recap: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

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Changes in Post-hospital Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities for Veterans: A Cohort Analysis - Journal of General Internal Medicine Background Like the US population, the Veteran population is aging rapidly and has increasing current and future needs for skilled nursing facilities (SNF). Objectives We examined trends in SNF use am...

Following the MISSION Act and the COVID-19 pandemic, how did skilled nursing facility (SNF) placement change among hospitalized Veterans, and what shapes where they go?

A new JGIM study finds differences in utilization and outcomes by type of SNF. https://bit.ly/4tlNyfQ

Moving Forward in the Opioid Epidemic This seminar explores the current trajectory of the opioid epidemic and examine policy opportunities and challenges at both the federal and state levels.

Opioid overdose deaths dropped nearly 27% in 2024. How do we keep the momentum?

Join Penn LDI on Feb 13 for a virtual conversation on treatment access, harm reduction, and policy challenges with Jonathan Caulkins of @cmuheinzcollege.bsky.social, Yngvild Olsen, and Rachel Winograd.

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ED Psychiatric Boarding of Children Worsens Nationwide The widespread “boarding” of children and adolescents with acute psychiatric needs in emergency departments for long periods has researched alarming levels

Children in psychiatric crisis are being boarded in emergency departments for days because no psychiatric beds are available.

LDI Fellow Dominic Sisti says this is an ethical failure and evidence that the U.S. mental health care continuum is failing young patients. https://bit.ly/3LXZKmo

Kudos to LDI Fellow Jamaji Nwanaji-Enwerem (@jnwanajienwerem.bsky.social) on this important work!

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