Health Care Policy

In an Op-Ed, Aaron Richterman, Christina Roberto, and Harsha Thirumurthy of the Perelman School of Medicine argue for the reauthorization of SNAP benefits to combat food insufficiency.

Holly Fernandez Lynch and Ravi Parikh of the Perelman School of Medicine comment on the process of granting accelerated approvals for medications in the U.S.

In an Op-Ed, David A. Asch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School and Roy Rosin of Penn Medicine says that contractions of language and behavior reinforce each other throughout medicine, resulting in needless tests and avoidable costs.

Steven Joffe of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there aren’t enough safeguards in place to ensure that medical professionals are selling products to patients in patients’ best interests.

Penn Medicine CEO Kevin Mahoney supports a bill to impose nurse-staffing minimums on Pennsylvania hospitals, while nurse leaders of nearly every other health system in the Philadelphia area have signed a letter in opposition.

Researchers at Penn have found that the number of home care workers per 100 recipients fell by 12% between 2013 and 2019. They concluded that investments in the workforce are necessary to reverse the trend.

A study by researchers from Penn Medicine found that racialized people are more satisfied with care when it's provided by physicians with the same racial or ethnic background as themselves.

Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that nurse-ratio legislation has improved patient care and staffing shortages.