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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?

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

🚨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…

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

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/…

A recent study found that traffic light & physical activity labels on vending machines ⬆️ healthy beverage purchasing ft. Laura Gibson, Sophia Hua, Jennifer Orr, MSPH, Kevin Volpp, Christina A. Roberto (UPenn Medical Ethics & Health Policy/ Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ) & Alisa Stephens-Shields (Dept. of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics) tinyurl.com/f46pxvrm

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…

How can behavioral economics enhance Food is Medicine programs? Read this Viewpoint from Drs. Kevin Volpp and Cait Lamberton jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

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…

Way to Health Penn Med Nudge Unit Neda Khan Aaron Leitner Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN Flaura Winston MDPhD rrosin Kevin Volpp Douglas Wiebe Scott Halpern 12/ And see here for the Penn Medicine News summary, thanks for reading! / pennmedicine.org/news/news-rele…

🥗 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-…

CHIBE”s #beandhealth24 conference is off and running with terrific keynote by ⁦@MarcellaAlsan⁩ !!

Wonderful to see this appropriate recognition of M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS and the efforts of the Penn Med Nudge Unit to improve health!! Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ Penn Medicine

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

BREAKING NEWS ‼️❤️ The U.S. Senate voted to unanimously pass the bipartisan HEARTS Act. Our statement from @Nancyatheart. ⬇️

A heartfelt thanks to 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧 who inspired the HEARTS Act, & to its many champions in Congress, especially Chuck Schumer, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Susan Collins, Rep. Frank Pallone, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and @congbillposey, as well as the NFL for their powerful support of this lifesaving effort.

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

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…

Congrats M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS!

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