June 10, 2022 Protecting Health Care Workers from Burnout The U.S. surgeon general has issued a new warning about the urgent need to address the burnout crisis across health care.
June 09, 2022 Financial Data Shows Incomplete Picture of Hospitals’ Challenges While Pennsylvania hospitals’ reported margins appear to have improved for fiscal year (FY) 2021, a HAP analysis of the data found that the financial reality hospitals experienced—and continue to face—was, in fact, much harsher.
June 08, 2022 The Financial Pressures Facing U.S. Hospitals U.S. hospitals faced considerable financial pressures during April, with plummeting patient volumes and revenues and expenses remaining high.
June 07, 2022 Federal Legislation Aims to Enhance Health Care Worker Safety HAP is putting its support behind legislation introduced today by a member of Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation that seeks to prevent violence against health care workers.
June 06, 2022 How Medicaid Supplemental Payments Support a Healthy Pa. In Pennsylvania, Medicaid supplemental payments to hospitals help ensure that Pennsylvanians can continue to access many essential health care services.
June 03, 2022 KFF: The Lingering Myths about the COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy Misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy remains a considerable public health challenge, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor.
June 02, 2022 A Focus on Behavioral Health The pandemic has accelerated the need for more behavioral health providers and created barriers for patients seeking care, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
June 01, 2022 HAP Advocacy Letter: Protect Pa. Hospitals from Medicare Cuts HAP and Pennsylvania’s hospital community are urging federal lawmakers to protect hospitals from harmful Medicare cuts that threaten their ability to care for patients.
May 31, 2022 CMS Could Lower Medicare Part B Premiums for 2023 Medicare Part B beneficiaries could see lower premiums during 2023 due to lower-than-expected costs for Biogen’s Alzheimer medication, Aduhelm, HHS recently announced.
May 27, 2022 A Proposal to Preserve Tele-Mental Health Care U.S. Senators this week offered a first look at how telehealth could support mental health care after the pandemic ends.