Healthcare Policy

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.

Nwamaka Eneanya of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the inequities of the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd served as a catalyst to promote equity in medical research.

PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed other underlying problems within the U.S. health care system.

Mark Pauly of the Wharton School has concerns about Walmart’s health care business model, stating that he doesn’t see much money in primary care.

Aaron Schwartz of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the alleged thefts of human remains by a former Harvard Medical School manager are a breach of trust.

PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that the pharmaceutical industry has a bias but that he doesn’t necessarily see an overreliance on industry money in research.

Research by Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing suggested that standardizing nurse-to-patient ratios could prevent deaths, save hospitals money, and boost patient satisfaction.

Robin and Marc Wolpow donated $10 million to establish the Fund for Healthcare Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School’s Venture Lab.

An analysis led by the Perelman School of Medicine found that roughly 30% of the more than 5,000 independent oncologists in the U.S. have on-site pharmacies in their practices.