March 31, 2022 Pa. Hospitals Recognized for Innovative COVID Response The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) is recognizing four Pennsylvania health care teams for their exemplary projects addressing the unique needs of their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 30, 2022 HAP Statement on General Assembly’s Extension of COVID-19 Health Care Waivers The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) thanks the General Assembly for extending through June 30 regulatory waivers that continue hospitals’ flexibility to prioritize patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 29, 2022 U.S. Hospitals Face ‘Very Difficult Start’ to 2022 U.S. hospitals faced a complex set of challenges following the winter Omicron surge, with actual margins remaining negative for the second consecutive month during February.
March 28, 2022 State Leaders Warn of Lyme Disease, ‘Rare but Dangerous’ Deer Tick Virus Pennsylvanians should take precautions to prevent Lyme disease and the ‘rare but dangerous’ Deer Tick Virus (DTV) that has been spotted at high levels in ticks in parts of Pennsylvania, state leaders said this month.
March 25, 2022 How the Pandemic Delayed Care for Older Americans COVID-19 delayed primary care, dental visits, and procedures for about 30 percent of Americans over 50, and some of those patients have not rescheduled care, according to a recent National Poll on Healthy Aging.
March 24, 2022 HAP Urges DHS to Support Medicaid Access to Care A proposed change to Pennsylvania’s Physical Health Medicaid Managed Care program, known as HealthChoices, could limit access to health care for tens of thousands of working families, mothers, children, and people with chronic health conditions.
March 23, 2022 Wolf Administration Announces Act 2 Provider Funding The Wolf Administration today shared details about the state appropriation of $225 million of American Rescue Plan funding to support Pennsylvania’s health care workforce.
March 23, 2022 What Does ‘Shields Up’ Mean for Your Hospital? U.S. leaders continue to warn of the potential for malicious cyber activity stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
March 22, 2022 Study: Concerning Reports of Harassment of Public Health Workers during COVID Public health workers supporting the nation’s response to COVID-19 reported nearly 1,500 unique incidents of a harassment during the pandemic’s early months, according to a report released this month.
March 21, 2022 What Will the Future of COVID-19 Vaccines Look Like? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today it will evaluate the need for variant-specific COVID-19 vaccines and the timing for additional booster doses next month.