June 05, 2023 How Pennsylvania Can Respond to the Mental Health Crisis The commonwealth needs policies and investments that support Pennsylvanians’ timely access to appropriate behavioral health care in the setting that best fits their needs, HAP told state lawmakers today.
May 23, 2023 State Lawmakers Advance $100M Bill to Support Pa. Behavioral Health The state House Human Services Committee unanimously advanced legislation today allocating $100 million in federal funding to support adult mental health in Pennsylvania.
May 22, 2023 Taking Action on Behavioral Health This month, HAP and Pennsylvania’s hospital community are urging state leaders to support our behavioral health system and patients across the commonwealth.
May 19, 2023 U.S. Depression Rates Reach Record High The rate of adults who have been diagnosed with depression during their lifetime has reached a new high, and is nearly 10 percentage points higher than reported during 2015, according to the latest Gallup survey.
April 10, 2023 State Announces Health Care Apprenticeship Program Funding The Shapiro administration today announced the next round of funding for the Nursing Pathway Apprenticeship Industry Partnership program.
March 20, 2023 How States are Handling the End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment We are less than two weeks away from the end of continuous enrollment in Medicaid (MA) and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
March 07, 2023 HAP Statement on Governor’s Budget Proposal The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today reacted to Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2023–2024 state budget.
February 21, 2023 The Need to Reform Pa.’s Health Care Regulations Bringing Pennsylvania’s regulations into the 21st century will support hospitals, the health care workforce, and patient access to care across the commonwealth.
January 23, 2023 Survey Finds High Vacancy Rates for Health Care Professionals More than 3 in 10 positions for some of the key professionals who make up patient care teams in Pennsylvania hospitals were vacant at the end of last year, a report released today by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) found.
January 20, 2023 How Rising Energy Costs Challenge Pa. Hospitals Rising energy costs add another layer of pressure on hospitals’ already-slim margins, hospital leaders told the Senate Majority Policy Committee today.