June 12, 2026 Pennsylvania Fiscal Watchdog Flags Medicaid Losses Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) says Medicaid coverage losses due to last year’s federal budget reconciliation (H.R. 1) have already started, forcing hospitals to absorb more uncompensated care.
June 11, 2026 Why Hospitals are ‘Critical Infrastructure’ for Pennsylvania Communities Hospitals are vital community anchors that communities depend on to thrive. That was the resounding message from a panel of statewide leaders who came together during HAP’s Leadership Summit last week to discuss the implications of hospital financial distress for Pennsylvanians and their communities.
June 10, 2026 Penn State Nurses Aid Recruitment by Sharing their Passion, Stories Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center developed the Registered Nurse (RN) Ambassadors Program to address nursing workforce shortages through peer leadership, engagement, and recruitment by bedside nurses themselves.
June 09, 2026 How Pennsylvania Hospitals are Preparing for the Challenges of H.R. 1 Hospital leaders are preparing for significant disruption as payment cuts and coverage losses stemming from last year’s federal budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, begin to phase in.
June 08, 2026 Concerning Outlook for Rural Hospitals A third of Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals are at risk of closing as payment for health care services continues to lag behind the cost of delivering care, a national report found.
June 03, 2026 3 Takeaways: Day 2 of HAP’s Leadership Summit Day 2 of HAP's Leadership Summit focused on the issues that are front of mind: A growing political divide ahead of the midterms; the potential of artificial intelligence to reimagine care; and a health policy landscape that puts care at risk.
June 02, 2026 4 Takeaways from Day 1 of HAP’s Leadership Summit Day 1 of HAP’s Leadership Summit focused on the ways hospital leaders are evolving in response to H.R. 1 and a difficult health policy landscape.
May 28, 2026 What Drives Health Care Data Breaches? Health care continues to be plagued by “miscellaneous errors” that are exposing the sector to data breaches.
May 27, 2026 Solving Workforce Shortages by Creating Health Care Career Pipelines UPMC is expanding workforce development efforts through its “Pathways to Work” program, focusing on creating career “on-ramps” into high-demand health care and skilled trade professions. The initiative combines job navigational support, paid apprenticeships, training programs, mentorship, and collaborations with workforce investment boards.
May 26, 2026 WHO: Ebola ‘Outpacing Us’ The Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly, with 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths, but the risk of global spread remains low, public health officials said this week.