May 09, 2022 HAP Leadership Summit Day 1: A Focus on Behavioral Health This afternoon, HAP’s Leadership Summit kicked off with a focus on behavioral health. COVID-19 has amplified existing challenges in behavioral health care, especially the state’s shortage of post-acute placements and behavioral health treatment options.
May 06, 2022 5 Reasons to Celebrate Pennsylvania Health Care Teams National Hospital Week begins May 8, celebrating hospitals, health systems, and health care workers and the innovative ways they are supporting and connected to their communities.
May 05, 2022 State Announces Next Steps for COVID-19 Waivers The Pennsylvania Department of State announced the expiration of COVID-19 professional licensing waivers beginning in phases from May 23 through June 30.
May 04, 2022 Latest KFF Poll: Parents Need More Information on COVID Vaccines for Young Children About 18 percent of parents say they will get their children under 5 vaccinated “right away,” if the nation’s public health agencies authorize COVID-19 vaccines for this age group. Another 38 percent said they would “wait and see,” according to the latest COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
May 03, 2022 U.S. Hospitals See Encouraging Signs during March After a challenging start to the year, U.S. hospitals saw outpatient volumes and revenues rise during March, but significant challenges remain for the rest of 2022, according to Kaufman Hall’s monthly National Hospital Flash Report.
May 02, 2022 AAP Calls for End of Race-Based Medicine The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today called for fundamental changes in the ways medicine is practiced to eliminate race-based guidelines that have contributed to disparities in care.
April 29, 2022 Where Does Your County Rank for Health? A new report from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation evaluates the health of all 67 Pennsylvania counties and thousands of others across the U.S.
April 28, 2022 Moderna Seeks Approval for COVID Vaccine for Young Children Moderna has applied for emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6, company officials announced today.
April 27, 2022 How Many Americans Have Had COVID-19? More than half of all Americans have antibodies signaling they had a prior COVID-19 infection, according to a new report from the CDC.
April 26, 2022 Lawmakers Advance HAP-Supported Behavioral Health Bill The state House Human Services Committee today unanimously advanced legislation to take steps toward improving access to behavioral health care for Medicaid patients in Pennsylvania.