Penn Division of General Internal Medicine

Out in @JAMAHealthForum our nationwide analysis of housing cost burdens and outcomes among Medicaid beneficiaries with heart failure. @rxforjustice Lin Yang @eberly_lauren Ashwin Nathan @eric_t_roberts Vincent Reina @petegroen. @PennLDI @PennCardiology jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

Check out research by LDI Fellow @ChatterjeePaula in Health Affairs Forefront on state Medicaid financing and the health care safety ⤵️

51,000 deaths annually. That's the projected impact of Medicaid and health care cuts under the "Big Beautiful Bill," per a major study highlighted in @nytimes by LDI Exec Director @rm_werner, LDI Fellows Norma Coe & Eric Roberts, and experts at Yale ⤵️ nytimes.com/2026/01/03/opi…

Next Up: ▶️ Drug Pricing in Trump 2.0: Where Are We and What’s Ahead? 🗓️ January 16, 2026 @ 12pm ET Featuring experts @Avik, @RESachs, @MWosinska, and LDI Executive Director @rm_werner. Register today: ldi.upenn.edu/events/drug-pr…

@UofSC @ChatterjeePaula @sjtribble @KFFHealthNews @dmgorenstein @rm_werner And don't miss this special @tradeoffspod episode with key takeaways from the thought-provoking discussion: tradeoffs.org/2026/01/12/bre…

📹 Now Available: VIDEO recap of last week's expert discussion, "Decoding the Moment: The $50 Billion #RuralHealthProgram in Context" co-hosted w/ @tradeoffspod Check out key takeaways + recording here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

LDI Fellow Paula Chatterjee & LDI Exec Director @rm_werner & analyst Eliza Macneal completed the analysis of the Rural Health Transformation Program in response to a request from Ranking Member Ron Wyden of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. See here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

This dynamic may have contributed to the program's failure to reduce hospital readmissions, a finding established by the same researchers in a previous study covered here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

NEW! Bob Burke, Atul Gupta, and LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner investigated Medicare's Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program and found that it delivered small, inconsistent financial rewards and penalties to nursing homes. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

At the request of Ranking Member Wyden of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, LDI’s Rachel M. Werner and Paula Chatterjee analyzed the Rural Health Transformation Program—finding that it is not clearly aligned with rural health needs. Full memo: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

How are Z codes used to document Medicare patients' social risks? New research suggests that they are underused among the sickest, most at-risk patients. Read more: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

New research out in @JAMANetworkOpen compares postacute care use & outcomes among Medicare Advantage vs traditional Medicare beneficiaries ft. Franya Hutchins, Song Zhong, Syama Patel (@PennDGIM), @rm_werner (@PennLDI) & @BBurkeMD (@PennHospitalist) jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Trends in methadone use for pain & #OUD among Medicaid Enrollees ft. Yu-Chia Sam Hsu, @CE_Leonard, Colleen Brensinger, Warren Bilker, Kacie Bogar, @HennessySean (@Penn_CREST/ @UPennDBEI), Ashish Thakrar & @m_lowenstein (@PennDGIM/ @CAMP_Penn) jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

New research out in @JournalGIM finds wide variation in state Medicaid coverage & prior authorization policies for antiobesity GLP-1 medications ft. Matthew Klebanoff & Jalpa Doshi (@PennDGIM) @PennLDI link.springer.com/article/10.100…

New research out in @JAMAHealthForum provides insight into payments to physician practices & incentives to serve different racial & ethnic groups ft. Aaron Schwartz, David Asch & @rm_werner (@PennMEHP/ @PennDGIM/ @PennLDI) jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

I was honored to receive the Early Achievement Award from UPenn FOCUS on Health & Leadership for Women at the 2025 FOCUS conference! Thanks to all the amazing women who inspire me every day @PennMedicine!

New research from LDI Fellows @ElinoreJKaufman and @ChatterjeePaula reveals that rural non-trauma centers provide essential initial care for over half of injured rural residents. Read the full study to learn more about trends in rural trauma care: journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

Congratulations to @marilyn_schap (@PennDGIM/ @VAPhiladelphia), recipient of the Samuel Martin Health Evaluation Sciences Research Award! Learn more about Dr. Schapira & her work here➡️ tinyurl.com/6d4zm7xc #PSOMAOE

Congratulations to @drjensmyers (@PennHospitalist) & @KiraRyskinaMD (@PennDGIM), recipients of the 2024 @FOCUS_UPenn Award for the Advancement of Women in Medicine & Early Achievement Award for the Advancement of Women in Medicine, respectively! tinyurl.com/yfcyhspp

The purpose of health insurance is to protect patients from financial ruin in the event that they need to use health care. This is a story of how insurance is not "insurance-ing" in America. shorturl.at/xL8dW