Fragmented Geographic Distribution of Providers Suggests Limited Access to Basic Health Care for Dual Medicaid-Medicare Beneficiaries
Less Than 1% of Clinical Practices Provide 80% of Outpatient Services for Dually Eligible Individuals
Our Mission
We connect researchers from across the University of Pennsylvania with a common mission: to improve health and health care by catalyzing collaborative, multidisciplinary research that influences policy and practice.
Featured Research Updates
Our work addresses some of the most pressing health and health care challenges facing our nation today.
U.S. Children Are Suffering: A Generation Grows Up Sicker, Sadder, and Dying Sooner
From Anxiety and Loneliness to Obesity and Gun Deaths, a Sweeping New Study Uncovers a Devastating Decline in the Health and Well-Being of U.S. Children
Older Black Adults With Abdominal Pain Are Less Likely to Get Emergency Department Imaging
Chart of the Day: National Study Shows White Patients More Likely Than Black Patients to Get CT and/or Ultrasounds for Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department
Surprising Result: Bundled Payments Saved Money for Outpatient Surgeries
Hospitals and Physician Groups Can Also Benefit From Those Payments, as Medicare Launches a New Model for Episodic Care
The Opioid Crisis Is Aging. Yet Addiction Care Often Overlooks Older Adults
LDI Experts Offer 10 Solutions to Get More Help to Seniors With Addiction
Pennsylvania’s Cannabis Wave Is Already Here — And Our Mental Health System Isn’t Ready
Before Lawmakers Do Full Legalization, We Must Face the Reality: High-Potency Marijuana Already Harms Kids and Adults Alike
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Health and Politics in the Aftermath of COVID-19
A Conversation with Frances Lee, PhD, and Paul Offit, MD, moderated by David Grande, MD, MPA
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Rural Health Policy for Non-Rural Health Researchers: Why Now is the Time to Pay Attention
Virtual Roundtable for LDI Fellows Only
Our Experts
Our 500+ Fellows are national experts and thought leaders who bridge all of Penn’s schools, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Paula Magee, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Critical Care , Perelman School of Medicine
Alexis Zollo, PhD
- Psychologist , Perelman School of Medicine
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Anesthesiology and Critical Care , Perelman School of Medicine
Michelle Heredia, RN
- PhD Student, Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research , Penn Nursing
Patricia Danzon, PhD
- Professor Emerita, Health Care Management , Wharton School
Surbhi Grover, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology , Perelman School of Medicine
Yuvaram Reddy, MBBS, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Renal-Electrolyte & Hypertension , Perelman School of Medicine
Gabrielle Zuckerman
- PhD Student, Epidemiology , Perelman School of Medicine
Amol Navathe, MD, PhD
- Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy , Perelman School of Medicine
- Professor, Healthcare Management , Wharton School
What We Do
As Penn’s hub for health care delivery, health policy, and population health, we connect and amplify over 500 Fellows across the University, and train the next generation of researchers.
Fast Facts
$160M+
Awarded in External Grant Funding
11,300+
Journal Articles Published (2020–2024)
$400K+
Awarded in Research Grants from LDI