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Take a look at the Penn Population Studies Newsletter for new podcasts featuring our researchers, job opportunities, and some upcoming events.

Take a look at the PSC Newsletter for some fellowship opportunities, researchers in the news, and upcoming exciting events. 

Penn LDI features Rachel Werner's study on health effects of nursing homes on patients. 

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Penn LDI features Molly Candon and her study about infrastructure for preventing suicide risks. 

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Improving the Health of Populations through Science and Innovation features the University of Pennsylvania's Population Studies Center, it's mission, and current leadership. 

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Penn LDI features Peter Groeneveld's study on cardiovascular disease burdens and outcomes among American Indian and Alaskan Natives. 

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ABC News features Adriana Perez on a program aiming to increase hispanic participants in Alzheimer's disease trials. 

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Penn LDI features Courtney Boen for her study on a longitudinal neighbourhood analysis in 100 US cities. 

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Penn LDI features Atul Gupta and his study on whether employment group insurance financing of expensive gene therapies is a threat in the United Sates. 

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Here's the PSC Newsletter with some exciting event updates, PSC Colloquium series, and much more.

Penn LDI highlights Atheendar Venkataramani as the moderator for the LDI Seminar that unpacks the nuances of Racialized Health Care Policy and Practice.

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Penn Today highlights Jere Behrman, who overlapped with Claudia Goldin during her time at Penn, and Petra Todd, whose students have been motivated by Goldin’s work, talk about the importance of her research. 

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Take a look at the PSC Newsletter for fresh class of students, new associates, and many new affiliates, fellows, postdocs and visitors. 

Penn Today highlights a study led by Sarah Tishkoff showing that Neanderthals inherited at least 6% of their genome from a now-extinct lineage of early modern humans.

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Penn LDI features research associate Norma Coe and her study on family spillovers and long-term care insurance. 

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Research Associate Linda Aiken is featured by Medpage Today on Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios. 

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"Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios Win Some Hard-Fought Ground." Medpage Today, S Firth, October 12, 2023.

Penn LDI highlights Rachel Werner testifying in Harrisburg about impacts of Health Market Consolidation. This is the 38-minute video of Rachel M. Werner's testimony before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health Facilities on October 4, 2023. 

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Courtney Boen, Rachel Werner, Atheendar Venkataramani and Scott Halpern are featured from the Penn LDI Methods Matter Conference.

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Penn LDI features Courtney Boen opening the Methods Matter conference focused on understanding race and racism in health research.

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The Center Square features PARC Research Associate Rachel Werner on Health care quality increasing in Pennsylvania due to competition.

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JAMA Network highlights insights by Linda Aiken on the overworked and understaffed nurses in US, planning to leave the profession. The article features studies carried out by research associates Linda Aiken, Matthew McHugh and Karen Lasater. 

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Atheendar Venkataramani gave a guest lecture on economic opportunity, hope and population health, at the St. Olaf College. 

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"Guest Lecture: Economic Opportunity, Hope, and Population Health." St. Olaf College, October 3, 2023. 

Penn LDI features Molly Candon and Guy David's Study on the relationship between scope of practice laws for task delegation and nurse turnover in home health.

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Look at the PSC Newsletter for the latest news, our colloquium series, new events, and much more.

Penn LDI features research associate Kevin Volpp in the Report from the 2023 Penn Medicine Nudges in Health Care Symposium. Kevin Volpp gave a six minute Keynote Presentation.

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Penn LDI features Atheendar Venkataramani and his study on 'Using Measures of Race to Make Clinical Decisions', to improve the care of all patients, by taking their race into account. 

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Catherine Auriemma, Jere Behrman and Kimberly Waddell are among the seventeen health services researchers from across Penn Schools Network and Seek Collaborators, to become Penn LDI Senior Fellows.

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Association of Health Care Journalists quotes Matthew McHugh on a primer for covering the nursing and hospital battle over mandatory minimum staffing ratios. 

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Research Associate Allison Hoffman is a panelist in a Penn LDI Virtual Seminar, that focuses on Cost Commissions, Global Budgets and Public Option. 

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PARC Associates Molly Candon and Guy David's study on Resource Allocation in Health Care is featured by Penn LDI. 

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The PSC Newsletter highlights the achievements of the PSC and PARC Research Associates and the upcoming events.

Rachel Werner co-authors an article on medicare payment policy for post-acute care in nursing homes, for Penn LDI. 

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Investment News features Olivia Mitchell on U.S. lagging globally on retirement due to health, thus discussing quality of life issues. 

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"U.S. Lags Globally on Retirement Due to Health, Quality of Life Issues." Investment News, E Hallez, September 13, 2023.

The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes PARC associate Rachel Werner, on the White House proposed staffing requirements for nursing homes. 

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Olivia Mitchell op-ed on Financial Literacy, explaining the need and importance of a new field, for CEPR.

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"Financial literacy: The Importance of A New Field." CEPR, A Lusardi & O S Mitchell, September 8, 2023. 

Adriana Perez is quoted in an article by Aldia News, where it talks about a study that points to concern in the community of caregivers about the aging of the Hispanic population.

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Benefits Canada highlights insights from Olivia Mitchell on institutional investors splitting over the long-term value of an ESG approach between pursuing values such as moral causes and values regarding protecting investment returns.

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Karen Lasater, Associate Professor in Penn Nursing’s Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, has been appointed as the Jessie M. Scott Term Chair in Nursing and Health Policy.

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"New Term Chair for Penn Nursing Professor." Penn Nursing, September 2023. 

Research Associate Harsha Thirumurthy co-authors an article for the Penn LDI on Expiration of the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments.

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Penn LDI features Harsha Thirumurthy and his study on effects of cash transfers on adult and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries, in an article discussing how Cash Transfer Programs are growing more common in the U.S, as they are improving people's health.

In The Hill, research associate Harsha Thirumurthy op-ed on American families needing more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, now more than ever. 

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Penn LDI features Atheendar Venkataramani and his study on Potential gaps in income support policies for those in poor health.

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Linda Aiken is mentioned and quoted in an article by The Philadelphia Inquirer, discussing how Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration will soon allow nurses from more than 30 states to work in Pennsylvania without obtaining a state license.

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The PSC Newsletter highlights some new faces, upcoming events and colloquium series and features PSC and PARC research associates in the news. 

Rachel Werner is quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer article on 'Rothman Orthopaedics’ decision to drop Medicare bundled payments showing why it’s so hard to slow rising health costs'.

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Penn LDI highlights Atul Gupta and his study on the Growth of Medicare Advantage, in an article discussing how medicare advantage was not affected by ACA funding cuts.

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CNBC sheds light on Olivia Mitchell's thoughts on U.S. seniors being among the developed world’s poorest.

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Penn LDI features Norma Coe, Atul Gupta and Rachel Werner on the new set of standards for nursing home staffing. They talk about the benefits and challenges of requiring more direct care in nursing homes 

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Take a look at the PSC Newsletter for the new GEAR UP Scholars cohort, awards and publications by PSC and PARC research associates and researchers in the news. 

Penn LDI highlights the study by Linda Aiken and Karen Lasater on physician and nurse well-being and preferred interventions to address burnout in hospital practice.

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Penn Today features Pilar Gonalons-Pons helping the Crossroads Women’s Center archive the Wages for Housework material, including photos, banners, documents, and buttons.

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"The ‘true value of women’s work’," Penn Today, K Garcia, July 26, 2023.

Each year, a number of researchers from the Population Studies Center and the Population Aging Research Center present their scholarly research at the American Sociological Association's Annual Meeting (ASA 2023). Many also participate as organizers, presiders, or discussants.

This year's meeting takes place from August 17 - 21 in Philadelphia.

Research Associate Jason Schnittker is featured in OMNIA Magazine, Spring/Summer 2023 edition, for his study on the intersection of incarceration and health. 

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"At the Intersection of Incarceration and Health." OMNIA, M Gelb, 2023.

Research at Penn, 2023 Edition, features the research of Dolores Albarracin (pg 50), Courtney Boen (pg 60), Angela Duckworth (pg 47), John MacDonald (pg 48), More »

Samuel Preston is mentioned in an article in The Washington Post where he gave context on the ages of President Biden and former President Trump.

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"Why experts aren’t all that concerned about Biden’s and Trump’s ages." The Washington Post, L Bernstein, M Scherer, July 19, 2023.

Jason Karlwaish has been invited as a guest speaker on a podcast hosted by 1A, where he will discuss the potential of novel Alzheimer's drugs to offer hope to patients.

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"What new Alzheimer’s drugs can promise patients." 1A Podcast, July 19, 2023.

In an article exploring the quest for solutions in the under-researched realm of hospital care at home, PARC Associate Rachel Werner is highlighted by Penn LDI. Werner is a panelist for the closing plenary session at the Summit, “Health Economists’ Perspectives on the Implications of Moving More Healthcare to the Home.” 

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Penn Memory Center features Nancy Hodgson evaluating the Alzheimer’s Association’s helpline and answering a very important question: Is the Alzheimer’s Association Helpline helpful?

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Penn Medicine News features PARC Research Associate Scott Halpern and Assistant Professor of Critical Care and Palliative Medicine, Kate Courtright, who have been awarded $27.5 Million for a large Palliative Care Study.

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An article by OMNIA featuring Paula Fomby and Courtney Boen, offers insights on how the Dobbs decision is impacting the health and wel More »

With respect to The Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act, Penn LDI features Norma Coe for her findings on the patient experience at US hospitals following the CARE Act.

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In an article covering hospital understaffing and unfavourable work conditions linked to burnout, Penn Today sheds light on Linda Aiken's study, which reveals that physicians and nurses faced adverse outcomes during the pandemic. They expressed a strong desire for substantial enhancements in their work environments and patient safety.

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New York Post features Research Associate Linda Aiken's study in an article discussing the job burnout faced by hospital doctors and nurses. 

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Researcher Linda Aiken co-authored an op-ed with Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney for Penn Live, in support of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. 

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Penn LDI highlights Norma Coe and her study in an article discussing the difficulties of aging alone in rural areas.  

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"Aging at Home May Be Harder in Rural Areas." Penn LDI, C Tachibana, July 7, 2023.

Penn Today highlights the study conducted by Irma Elo, Samuel Preston and Eugenio Paglino, in an article comparing the excess mortality during Covid 19, in urban and rural areas. 

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In an op-ed discussing the possibility of Black patients not benefiting from approval of the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab, KFF Health News quotes Jason Karlawish, who proposes the establishment of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy by the FDA. 

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Penn LDI features Rachel Werner, Norma Coe and Robert Burke in a photo report of the poster hall at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting 2023, held in Seattle.

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Penn LDI features Norma Coe, Rachel Werner and Karen Lasater in the 2023 AcademyHealth Research Meeting photo report. 

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