LDI The Intersecting Health Disasters of the Pandemic and Its Economic Meltdown

By Corrinne Fahl

Reviewing scientific evidence collected from the country's last century of economic downturns, LDI Senior Fellow and Penn Medicine Assistant Professor Atheendar Venkataramani painted a sobering picture of the likely long-term impact of the intertwined health disasters of coronavirus and the economic downturn it spawned.

Speaking at the latest in a series of Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics "Experts at Home" virtual seminars on April 17, Venkataramani presented his synthesis of past and recent findings suggesting how the new "COVID economy" will negatively impact population health. The session was moderated by LDI Executive Director Rachel Werner, MD, PhD.

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