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Health Care Policy
The future of nursing care
The future of nursing care
Faculty at Penn’s School of Nursing have created a clinical decision support early warning system that accurately detects patient deterioration.
Hospitals that serve more Black patients have poorer nurse staffing, study shows
Hospitals that serve more Black patients have poorer nurse staffing, study shows
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing researchers and collaborators found that hospitals serving disproportionately Black patients have more patients per nurse.
Mark Cuban’s take on prescription drug pricing models
Mark Cuban’s take on prescription drug pricing models
In late November, hundreds of students, researchers, faculty, and staff from Penn’s Wharton School Health Care Management attended a discussion between entrepreneur Mark Cuban and Ezekiel Emanuel.
Report encourages equity in pay for people with disabilities
Report encourages equity in pay for people with disabilities
New research from Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine finds no significant negative impact of repealing a Depression-era law allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities below minimum wage.
University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan
University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan
The plan outlines a sweeping strategy to become the nation’s most eco-friendly health care organization.
Many Medicare beneficiaries are one hospital visit away from poverty
Many Medicare beneficiaries are one hospital visit away from poverty
A new Penn LDI fellows’ study finds that the out-of-pocket costs of hospitalization may be too costly for older adults of modest incomes.
Six Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine
Six Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine
The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
A blueprint for change in acute and critical care nursing
A blueprint for change in acute and critical care nursing
A new article from Penn Nursing faculty proposes a significant shift in how nursing care is measured within acute and critical care settings by recognizing the full scope of a nurse’s work and its impact on patient outcomes.
A wrap for the first cohort of the Nurse Innovation Fellowship Program
A wrap for the first cohort of the Nurse Innovation Fellowship Program
For the past year, 10 teams of two senior nurse leaders from across the country had the opportunity to focus on a problem unique to their health care system through the joint program between Penn Nursing and The Wharton School.
Catalyzing reform in health care payment
Penn’s Parity Center engages an interdisciplinary team of experts to collaborate with health insurers, health systems, physician practices and policymakers. Deputy director Austin S. Kilaru describes the Center’s mission, success, and future.
In the News
NPR
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
Aaron Richterman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there are large and underappreciated benefits of cash-transfer programs, such as potentially ending a tuberculosis epidemic.
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The New York Times
A rift in Trump world over how to make America healthier
Kevin Volpp of the Wharton School says that the U.S. needs to consider alternate solutions to handing out weight-loss drugs for everyone who qualifies, such as marketing restrictions and taxes on sugary beverages.
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Fortune
Trump criticizes ‘rich as hell’ pharmacy benefit managers
At a presentation at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Mark Cuban said that it’s impossible to find the price or cost of medications.
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Las Vegas Sun
Nation’s health care industry can be improved, if we have the will to try
Michael Anne Kyle of the Perelman School of Medicine says that patient frustration with health care is fueled by spending a lot of money while still facing problems with the service.
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The New York Times
How Kennedy could make it harder for you and your family to get vaccinated
In a co-written opinion essay, PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel explains how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies in the Trump administration could discourage the use and research of vaccines.
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The New York Times
Elon Musk asked people to upload their health data. X users obliged
Matthew McCoy of the Perelman School of Medicine recommends not contributing private health data to the X chatbot Grok as an individual user.
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