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There is a lot to unpack from the #midterms, including what the results will mean for health policy. Join us tomorrow at noon for the unpacking!

Voting is over and while vote counting continues, there is a lot to unpack from the 2022 midterms. We are thrilled to have Dan Hopkins Molly Brodie Allison Hoffman join us tomorrow to discuss election results & what it means for health policy. ldi.upenn.edu/events/post-el…

Voting this week: protected abortion rights in several states, expanded Medicaid in 1, and flipped PA's senate seat. Join our Penn LDI's panel of experts at noon today to discuss what happened in the 2022 midterms and what it means for health policy? ldi.upenn.edu/events/post-el…

Looking forward to hearing Dan Hopkins Molly Brodie Allison Hoffman & David Grande discuss the election and what we might expect from at the state and federal level moving forward. Starting soon! ldi.upenn.edu/events/post-el…

LDI staff helped prepare meals for those in need with MANNA. Thank you for having us!

Fun visit to MANNA & great teamwork with the terrific Penn LDI team! Thankful for their hard work!

NEW: Compared to White Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees, Black MA enrollees have more hospital admissions for potentially avoidable illnesses if managed in the outpatient setting. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36356289/ Read our blog on Rachel Werner, norma coe, et al.'s previous study below⤵️

🎉Congratulations to Rachel M. Werner (Rachel Werner) & Norma Coe (norma coe)! Their study was named a Health 2022 Editor's Pick. The study shows the importance of care provided by loved ones to #NursingHome residents. See more here: healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…

#WATCH: LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner (Rachel Werner), former U.S. Senate Majority Leader William Frist (Bill Frist, M.D.), & LDI Fellow Mark Pauly of The Wharton School discuss sweeping new recommendations in a report from the Health Affairs Council on Health Care Spending.

NEW: In an article released ahead of print today, Amanda Kreider of Penn & Rachel Werner of Penn LDI & VA Philadelphia examine trends in the supply of home care workers relative to Medicaid HCBS enrollment from 2008 to 2020. #AgeFriendlyHealth Read more: bit.ly/3UMH5d2

In their Health Affairs paper ft. in the May issue, Amanda Kreider of Penn & Rachel Werner of Penn LDI VA Philadelphia examine trends in the supply of home care workers relative to Medicaid HCBS enrollment from 2008-20. The John A. Hartford Foundation #AgeFriendlyHealth bit.ly/3UMH5d2

What drives the home health care workforce shortage and what can be done about it? LDI Fellows Amanda Kreider, Mary Naylor, Hummy Song, and LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner dig into the issue and offer potential solutions. Read more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

In the The New York Times! The U.S. has no coherent financing or insurance system for long-term care. So glad to be able to talk about this with Reed Abelson. And to share this space with norma coe & her research on the toll of this crumbling system on caregivers nytimes.com/2023/11/14/hea…

Important news from CMS: Increasing transparency on nursing homes ownership. Shining a light on who owns NHs, how they do business, and how this affects residents is long overdue. Transparency is the cornerstone of ensuring high-quality NH care. cms.gov/newsroom/press…

Today, on behalf of over 375 academic researchers spanning over 75 institutions across the United States, Sujith Ramachandran and I submitted  this letter to CMS in response to their new proposed policy of restricting  access to physical CMS data. tinyurl.com/yuxmpap4

Limiting access to CMS data is not just an academic concern. It will affect anyone enrolled in Medicare/Medicaid as well as the taxpayers who fund these programs. Read more in my STAT piece below and please retweet to spread the word. We have work to do!

Thanks Rachel Werner Penn LDI for penning the concerns about CMS’s new data sharing policies. These pieces complement the letter that was submitted to CMS and that you all continue to sign.. docs.google.com/document/d/1DN statnews.com/2024/02/20/cms… via STAT

"It’s time to end the Medicare-Medicaid merry-go-round" (TheHillOpinion) trib.al/3lwoN6m

We lack comprehensive, high-quality, patient-centered care for dually eligible individuals. In today's TheHillOpinion I argue that we can and must do better. And there is no better time--w/ remarkable consensus across the country and the aisle that we should. Read more below

Two top Penn LDI nursing home researchers, norma coe & Rachel Werner, estimate CMSGov staffing minimums will save 13k lives/year warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…