June 17, 2022 The Next Steps for Public Health The nation’s public health leaders testified this week before a U.S. Senate committee about the next phases of the pandemic, as well as the infant formula shortage and the need to protect health care workers from burnout.
June 16, 2022 Supreme Court Rejects 340B Payment Cut to Hospitals This week, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously protected hospitals from significant payment cuts in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
June 15, 2022 COVID Vaccine for Young Children Clears FDA Committee The much-anticipated authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for young children cleared a key hurdle today.
June 14, 2022 How Many Americans are Facing Long COVID? Researchers are beginning to study and understand the lingering symptoms from COVID-19 and the challenges they will pose to health care in the future.
June 13, 2022 A ‘Simple Fix’ for ID Badges at Hospitals, Health Systems The state House Health Committee today unanimously advanced HAP-supported legislation that would simplify identification (ID) badges for hospitals, health systems, and their employees across the state.
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.