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Kevin Volpp

@kevin_volpp

Behavioral economist, physician & professor @PennMedicine & @Wharton. Director @PennCHIBE investigating how #behavioraleconomics can improve health.

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It has never made sense to me that insurers charge copayments for high value medications for which we know non-adherence is problematic. If a clinician decides a patient needs a medication why are copayments used to force patients to decide whether they really need it?

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Appreciate American Heart Association creating this opportunity - lots of opportunities to improve #healthequity and determine what type of programs are cost effective for whom

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🚨New Paper in nature🚨 To simplify & speed up COVID vaxxes in mid-2021, the White House announced free Uber & @Lyft rides to vax sites. Great idea, right? We ran a HUGE experiment: Do free round-trip @Lyft rides to pharmacies boost vaccination? A🧵 nature.com/articles/s4158…

🚨New Paper in <a href="/Nature/">nature</a>🚨
To simplify &amp; speed up COVID vaxxes in mid-2021, the White House announced free <a href="/Uber/">Uber</a> &amp; @Lyft rides to vax sites. Great idea, right? We ran a HUGE experiment: Do free round-trip @Lyft rides to pharmacies boost vaccination? A🧵
nature.com/articles/s4158…
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Sometimes research confirms the zeitgeist and sometimes it’s way ahead of the zeitgeist. An example of the latter is this amazingly prescient 2018 paper published in the journal JAMA Cardiology by Kevin Volpp, Harlan Krumholz, and David Asch. Kevin Volpp, the director of the Penn

Sometimes research confirms the zeitgeist and sometimes it’s way ahead of the zeitgeist. An example of the latter is this amazingly prescient 2018 paper published in the journal <a href="/JAMACardiology/">JAMA Cardiology</a> by <a href="/kevin_volpp/">Kevin Volpp</a>, <a href="/hmkyale/">Harlan Krumholz</a>, and David Asch. Kevin Volpp, the director of the <a href="/Penn/">Penn</a>
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Gail served on ⁦Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ⁩ advisory board for many years and was very giving of her time and wisdom as she helped us navigate a bipartisan path in an increasingly partisan nation. We will greatly miss her thoughtfulness, perspectives and kindness legacy.com/us/obituaries/…

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CHIBE is saddened to announce the passing of former external advisory board member Gail Wilensky, PhD, on July 11. She will be sorely missed. chibe.upenn.edu/blog/chibe-rem…

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If you’re trying to keep drivers from picking up their phones, make it a game! See what led to a 28% reduction in handheld phone use while driving. M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS Penn Medicine pennmedicine.org/news/news-rele…

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🥗 Behavioral economics could be the key to making Food Is Medicine programs more effective! Check out the new study by LDI Fellows Kevin Volpp & @CaitLamberton in JAMA Health Forum: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

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Glad to amplify important work on reducing pediatric obesity: rate in US 20.6%, projected to rise to 33% by 2050 with nearly 60% of children projected to have unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles. Need urgent testing of #FoodIsMedicine and other approaches American Heart Association

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This Editorial from Kevin Volpp places results of the recently published Greenlight Plus trial in context, including technological interventions and policies to help prevent childhood obesity. ja.ma/4fBykLE

This Editorial from <a href="/kevin_volpp/">Kevin Volpp</a> places results of the recently published Greenlight Plus trial in context, including technological interventions and policies to help prevent childhood obesity. 

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Deeply saddened by the passing of our friend Paul Mango - he served on the ⁦Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ⁩ Board from 2009-18. Was all in on helping us as he was more broadly in trying to improve heath nationally. He will be sorely missed. chibe.upenn.edu/blog/chibe-rem…

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If you're interested in behavioral science and policy, the annual BSPA conference is not to be missed. Hear from Nicholas Kristof, Dean Karlan, Kevin Volpp, and many more about cutting edge research with applications to your organization. Register at bit.ly/4iWXKoY

If you're interested in behavioral science and policy, the annual <a href="/BeSciPol/">BSPA</a> conference is not to be missed. Hear from <a href="/NickKristof/">Nicholas Kristof</a>, <a href="/deankarlan/">Dean Karlan</a>, <a href="/kevin_volpp/">Kevin Volpp</a>, and many more about cutting edge research with applications to your organization. Register at bit.ly/4iWXKoY