C. Weeks
@cnweeksmn2.bsky.social
Philly via St. Paul.
Staff at Penn LDI.
Staff at Penn LDI.
The City of Philadelphia is providing residents with food. No questions asked. Https://www.phila.gov/food/
Food and meal finder
www.phila.gov
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The City of Philadelphia is providing residents with food. No questions asked. Https://www.phila.gov/food/
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The South Philly Co-op is putting together relief boxes of quality goods for below-retail cost. Donate money to sponsor a box. $75 buys a box that feeds a family for a week/individual for 3 weeks- you can also sponsor 1/3 box for $25.
southphillyfoodcoop.square.site/product/hung...
southphillyfoodcoop.square.site/product/hung...
South Philly Food Co-op
southphillyfoodcoop.square.site
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The South Philly Co-op is putting together relief boxes of quality goods for below-retail cost. Donate money to sponsor a box. $75 buys a box that feeds a family for a week/individual for 3 weeks- you can also sponsor 1/3 box for $25.
southphillyfoodcoop.square.site/product/hung...
southphillyfoodcoop.square.site/product/hung...
Get ready for next Tuesday! #vote seventy.org/2025-voter-g...
2025 Voter Guide
seventy.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Get ready for next Tuesday! #vote seventy.org/2025-voter-g...
If you love public radio and TV, here’s a chance to help stations that relied on CPB funding to stay on air. adoptastation.org
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
adoptastation.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you love public radio and TV, here’s a chance to help stations that relied on CPB funding to stay on air. adoptastation.org
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LDI expert Zachary Meisel and Boston University expert Ben Linas estimate the Medicaid coverage losses from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would cut opioid use disorder treatment for 156,000 people—doubling that group’s overdose rates and leading to 1,000 additional deaths each year.
‘One Big Beautiful Bill’: Mortality from MOUD Loss
Zachary Meisel’s research memo to House Speaker Mike Johnson & Majority Leader John Thune estimates excess overdoses from the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts.
ldi.upenn.edu
July 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
LDI expert Zachary Meisel and Boston University expert Ben Linas estimate the Medicaid coverage losses from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would cut opioid use disorder treatment for 156,000 people—doubling that group’s overdose rates and leading to 1,000 additional deaths each year.
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U.S. hospital admin costs are ~20–25% of health spending—a key target for savings without harming care.
A new study by @zekeemanuel.bsky.social finds Medicare Cost Reports, the only universal public hospital finance data, are too flawed to guide savings and policy.⤵️
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
A new study by @zekeemanuel.bsky.social finds Medicare Cost Reports, the only universal public hospital finance data, are too flawed to guide savings and policy.⤵️
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Better Medicare Cost Reporting Could Cut Waste
Zeke Emanuel & colleagues evaluated national data from the only public source, Medicare Cost Reports, and found significant shortcomings in the information.
ldi.upenn.edu
July 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
U.S. hospital admin costs are ~20–25% of health spending—a key target for savings without harming care.
A new study by @zekeemanuel.bsky.social finds Medicare Cost Reports, the only universal public hospital finance data, are too flawed to guide savings and policy.⤵️
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
A new study by @zekeemanuel.bsky.social finds Medicare Cost Reports, the only universal public hospital finance data, are too flawed to guide savings and policy.⤵️
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Love this!
Painted in 2022, this mural on Nocturnal Skate Shop (5th and Kater Streets) was created by Philly-based artist Jim Houser! The artwork pays homage to one of the founders of Philadelphia skateboarding, Roger Browne! The mural was created with Nocturnal and Mural Arts. #PhillyMurals
April 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Spread the word! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/y...
Medicaid Is a Middle-Class Benefit. Here’s What to Know.
If you have a parent short on savings, a disabled adult child or a minor with special needs, Medicaid may be your backstop. Plenty of people are unaware.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Spread the word! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/y...
A really cool person has a long road ahead. If you like the music of Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare, or The New Standards you know John Munson. Help out if you can: gofund.me/58ca7b07
Donate to Musician John Munson, organized by Victoria Norvell Levy
Hi friends! John and Penny Munson could use our help this year. John suffered a stroke Febr… Victoria Norvell Levy needs your support for Musician John Munson
gofund.me
March 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A really cool person has a long road ahead. If you like the music of Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare, or The New Standards you know John Munson. Help out if you can: gofund.me/58ca7b07
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This piece, written by top medical journal editors, shows how the government has obstructed the normal publication process for medical research, slowing scientific progress. Many examples are included.
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Damage Control in the Wake of Political Action That Threatens the Integrity of Medical Research | Annals of Internal Medicine
www.acpjournals.org
March 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This piece, written by top medical journal editors, shows how the government has obstructed the normal publication process for medical research, slowing scientific progress. Many examples are included.
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Science at work!
Unbelievable news.
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pancreatic is one of the deadliest cancers.
New paper shows personalized mRNA vaccines can induce durable T cells that attack pancreatic cancer, with 75% of patients cancer free at three years—far, far better than standard of care.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Science at work!
Scientific research matters on its own AND it also yields economic dividends.
These aren’t totally hypothetical questions. Currently, the US is in the process of trashing its wildly successful science funding system. NIH, which funds tens of billions of dollars of research each year, has been estimated to generate around $2.50 of economic activity for every $1 funded:
Impacts of NIH Funding on the US Economy, Jobs and Better Health
The U.S. National Institutes of Health is the largest single public funder of biomedical and behavioral research in the world. NIH activities and funding are major drivers of the United States’ compet...
wewillcure.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Scientific research matters on its own AND it also yields economic dividends.
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Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
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Last year CMS increased nursing home staffing minimums in nursing homes, a major step toward protecting nursing home residents. Norma Coe and I estimate this will save 13,000 lives every year. This regulation is now under threat of repeal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...
Opinion | Nursing Homes Owe More to Their Residents
New rules requiring increased staffing and care are under attack.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Last year CMS increased nursing home staffing minimums in nursing homes, a major step toward protecting nursing home residents. Norma Coe and I estimate this will save 13,000 lives every year. This regulation is now under threat of repeal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...
Worth a listen!
Now that they’re officially back in control, Republicans in Washington are looking to make big cuts to federal spending – and they’ve singled out Medicaid as a prime target.
January 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Worth a listen!
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A study from @pennmedicine.bsky.social suggests prioritizing equity as a performance target and standardizing clinical operations across a health system can reduce severe complications among Black birthing people.
Read more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Read more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Improving Black Maternal Health Outcomes
Study shows how a 2020 health system commitment to reduce major maternal morbidity and mortality among Black patients improved outcomes and reduced disparities.
ldi.upenn.edu
January 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A study from @pennmedicine.bsky.social suggests prioritizing equity as a performance target and standardizing clinical operations across a health system can reduce severe complications among Black birthing people.
Read more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Read more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
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🚨 2024 Recap!
From systemic racism’s health impacts to health care disparities, these insights sparked conversations.
Explore 12 standout studies from LDI Fellows that shaped health policy in 2024: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
From systemic racism’s health impacts to health care disparities, these insights sparked conversations.
Explore 12 standout studies from LDI Fellows that shaped health policy in 2024: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
LDI Research and Analysis That Caught Your Attention in 2024
This year, LDI highlighted groundbreaking research by our Fellows, provided critical policy analyses, and distilled complex ideas into digestible insights for you, our readers.
ldi.upenn.edu
January 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🚨 2024 Recap!
From systemic racism’s health impacts to health care disparities, these insights sparked conversations.
Explore 12 standout studies from LDI Fellows that shaped health policy in 2024: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
From systemic racism’s health impacts to health care disparities, these insights sparked conversations.
Explore 12 standout studies from LDI Fellows that shaped health policy in 2024: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
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In the midst of the urgent need for home health care workers, LDI Fellow @pgonalon.bsky.social & colleagues found that as state Medicaid spending for home-based services increased, home care worker wages remained stuck.
She unpacks what these findings mean here:
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
She unpacks what these findings mean here:
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Wages Stagnate as Medicaid Home Care Spending Rises
A study found that as state Medicaid spending for home-based services increased, home care worker wages remained stuck in the $11-$12 an hour range.
ldi.upenn.edu
December 11, 2024 at 6:21 PM
In the midst of the urgent need for home health care workers, LDI Fellow @pgonalon.bsky.social & colleagues found that as state Medicaid spending for home-based services increased, home care worker wages remained stuck.
She unpacks what these findings mean here:
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
She unpacks what these findings mean here:
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Pay discrimination against people with disabilities, even if it’s legal, is bad policy.
December 3, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Pay discrimination against people with disabilities, even if it’s legal, is bad policy.
I learned a ton working on the conference that informed the development of this policy brief/road map for fixing care for people eligible for #Medicaid and #Medicare.
Check out our new policy brief that outlines key opportunities to advance care integration for dually eligible individuals that could improve care, reduce costs, and make it easier for beneficiaries to access their benefits and navigate systems. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res... #duallyeligible #Medsky
Toward Integrated Care for Dually Eligible Individuals
Penn LDI Policy Brief: Six recommendations to accelerate access to and enrollment in high-quality integrated care models.
ldi.upenn.edu
November 26, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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Thanks to Penn LDI for covering our @mihirkakara.bsky.social led-paper on sub-minimum wage law repeals and impacts on #labor market outcomes among workers with intellectual #disability:
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
#econsky #medsky
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
#econsky #medsky
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Thanks to Penn LDI for covering our @mihirkakara.bsky.social led-paper on sub-minimum wage law repeals and impacts on #labor market outcomes among workers with intellectual #disability:
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
#econsky #medsky
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
#econsky #medsky