Implementing the ACA-Obamacare: Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives  This course will examine the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act across the country through the eyes of different stakeholders,…

See commentary, Bending the Value Curve, written by Evan Fieldston, Jennifer Jonas and Mallika Marar in Hospital Pediatrics, where they discuss the shortfalls of focusing on costs alone when it comes to health care spending in the…

On June 10, PolicyLab released a report, Supporting the Needs of Students Involved with the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice System in the School District of Philadelphia, at a press conference in partnership with…

Dr. Katherine Yun has been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Section on International Child Health (SOICH) at the American Academy of Pediatrics.  SOICH is committed to improving the health and well…

PolicyLab is pleased to announce that Meredith Matone was named to the fourth cohort of fellows for Chapin Hall's Doris Duke Fellowships. Read more about the fellowship and her work here.

May 3rd to 6th marks the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Vancouver.  The event is hosted by the American Pediatric Society, the Society for Pediatric Research, the Academic Pediatric Association, and the…

PolicyLab Co-Directors David Rubin and Kathleen Noonan present at CHOP Grand Rounds with their lecture entitled “The ACA and Pediatrics: Now and Going Forward."  The presentation describes key elements and goals of the Affordable…

David Rubin deliberates as to whether Governor Corbett's fight to maintain Pennsylvania's CHIP program is politics as usual or actually something more - good policy. His musings can be found on Penn LDI's blog.

Sarah Zlotnik shares her expertise about the Uninterrupted Scholars Act. Signed into law by President Obama in January 2013, the Act amends the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to allow for better information…

CHOP's 2012 Community Benefit Report, entitled "Better Together," allows CHOP to publicly demonstrate the staff's dedication to improve the health and wellness of children and also highlights some of the contributions the hospital has…