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Letters to the editor: Remove barriers

In a letter to the editor, Dean Antonia Villarruel of the School of Nursing explains why Pennsylvania should allow full practice authority for advanced registered nurse practitioners.

Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults

A new Penn Medicine study reveals that losing Medicaid coverage saw mortality rates jump between 4 and 22 percent.

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Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says

Eric Roberts of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the size of Medicaid and Medicare programs and the number of people they impact means that no single piece can be cut without cascading effects.

Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes

Penn Nursing researchers find that for-profit facilities in Illinois have lower investments in nursing services than not-for-profit ones, despite no statistically significant difference in operating margins.

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New studies show what’s at stake if Medicaid is scaled back

A study co-authored by Eric Roberts of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that patients who lose access to Medicaid and Medicare coverage fill fewer prescriptions on average and are more likely to die, depending on their conditions and drug costs.

(Left to right) Olivia Urquhart, Michael Glick, and Alonso Carrasco-Labra.

American Dental Association and Penn Dental Medicine announce first Living Guideline Program in oral health

The groundbreaking program will provide evidence-informed guidelines in real time to support patient care and advance public health.

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A nurse in scrubs holding oversized foreign language dictionaries.

The power of translation services in patient care

When communication barriers impede care, nurses often play a role in bridging language and cultural gaps.

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New Medicare program could dramatically improve affordability for cancer drugs–if patients enroll

An analysis by experts at Penn Medicine finds the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan could help patients avoid large out-of-pocket payments for their first oral cancer prescription.

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We should ask why alcohol remains our social default

Postdoc Luis E. Seija of the Perelman School of Medicine writes that society should be honest about the risks of alcohol and its role in lives rather than mythologizing it as a modern-day miracle.

A nurse checks the heartbeat of a patient in a wheelchair.

Survey shows patients with disabilities less likely to feel respect from doctors

A new Penn Medicine analysis shows that patients with disabilities were both less likely to feel respect from their doctors and less likely to feel their doctors explained things well.

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Letters to the editor: Remove barriers

Loss of Medicare Part D subsidy linked to higher mortality among low-income older adults

Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says

Study sheds light on why for-profit hospitals have worse nursing and patient outcomes

New studies show what’s at stake if Medicaid is scaled back

American Dental Association and Penn Dental Medicine announce first Living Guideline Program in oral health

The power of translation services in patient care

New Medicare program could dramatically improve affordability for cancer drugs–if patients enroll

We should ask why alcohol remains our social default

Survey shows patients with disabilities less likely to feel respect from doctors