Penn LDI Small Grants Program 2023 awarded research associates Hanming Fang and Iliana Kohler pilot grants for research projects in "ACA Insurance Expansion and the Disparity in Health Care Access" and "Learning From Covid-19 to Prepare for the Future: Understanding Vaccine Uptake in a Low-Income Sub-Saharan African Context" respectively. < More »
Wealth Professional highlights a new research that will be published in the Financial Planning Review co-authored by research associate Olivia S. Mitchell which examines the relationship between debt issues and retirement preparation. More »
Penn today highlights a new research being conducted by research associate Pilar Gonalons-Pons which focuses on the pandemic’s impact on paid and unpaid child care workers. “It might seem like the gender disparity has washed out More »
The latest PSC Newsletter features podcasts and events featuring our Researchers, info on our students' PAA Practice Talks, and more!
More »Penn LDI highlights a new research study published in the American Journal of Transplantation co-authored by research associate Therese Bittermann which examines the racial and ethnic disparities in psychosocial evaluation and liver transplant waitlisting.
More »Penn LDI highlights a new research released as a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research co-authored by research associate More »
Read up on forthcoming events, our Researchers' recent publications, the Quartet Pilot Research Competition, and more, in the PSC Newsletter!
More »Linda H. Aikens was recently quoted by KUOW in a report about Washington legislators considering the implementation of mandated Nurse-to-Patient ratios in hospitals.
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"WA legislators weigh mandating nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals," KUOW, Kate Walters, February 15, 2023.
More »Quartz highlights Rachel M. Werner's thoughts, on how more than 50% of the US nursing homes are unprofitable, and how it is about to get a lot worse.
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More »Penn LDI highlights that Rachel M. Werner is a part of the Health Affairs Council of Experts, who has discussed recommendations on Health Care spending and value.
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More »As Social Security continues to march toward insolvency, Penn Today highlights Olivia S. Mitchell's discussion on current policy debates and the role of financial literacy in achieving reform.
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"What is the future of Social Security?" Penn Today, Brandon Baker, February 1, 2023.
More »Theodore G. Schurr has been elected as one of the eight faculty members from four schools of the University of Pennsylvania, to be named as 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows, as reported by Penn Today.
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More »Pew quotes research associate Matthew D. McHugh in an article about the scope of practice of non-physician medical providers. it highlights that non-physician medical providers in some states are gaining more independence from doctors.
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More »CNN highlights an op-ed authored by research associate Kevin G. Volpp about the lessons he learned from his recent experience of a cardiac arrest. More »
Stat highlights a recent essay published in the New England Journal of Medicine co-authored by Research Associate Atheendar Venkataramani analysing the role of Heath Systems in America to address Stuctural Racism and thereby reduce Racial Wealth Disparities.
More »In the first PSC Newsletter of 2023, find the latest news, our spring Colloquium schedule, and more.
More »Penn Nursing highlights a new repeated cross-sectional study published in Nursing Outlook co-authored by Research Associates Linda H. Aiken, Matthew D. More »
Market Watch highlights an op-ed co-authored by research associate Olivia S. Mitchell which discusses the decline in life expectancy in the US and it's impact on retirement planning.
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