July 28, 2022 Bill to Continue Telehealth Flexibility for Medicare Advances Legislation to continue federal regulatory flexibility that has helped expand access to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic is moving ahead in Congress.
July 27, 2022 Pa. Representatives Join Call for Improved Payments Eight members of Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation joined a bipartisan group of representatives this week in urging CMS to ensure payments to hospitals better reflect the cost of patient care.
July 27, 2022 Report Highlights Soaring Staffing Costs for Pa. Hospitals Pennsylvania hospitals saw staffing costs surge to new highs as they responded to the Omicron-fueled spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations during the first quarter of 2022.
July 26, 2022 CDC: Booster Doses Offer Protection Against Severe COVID-19 during Omicron Wave Third and fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses provided significant protection to healthy adults who were eligible to receive them as the Omicron variant spread during early 2022.
July 25, 2022 What to Know: Next Steps to Address the Infant Formula Shortage The infant formula shortage remains a public health challenge across the U.S.
July 22, 2022 The Health Risks from Severe Heat The summer heat poses significant health risks, particularly for older adults.
July 21, 2022 How the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Supports our Pandemic Response This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) renewed the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration through mid-October.
July 20, 2022 Overdose Deaths Soared during Early Pandemic U.S. drug overdose deaths increased 30 percent, and health disparities across racial and ethnic groups widened early during the pandemic, according to a new CDC report.
July 19, 2022 Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Key Approval Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine cleared an important regulatory hurdle this afternoon.
July 18, 2022 HAP Urges Congress to Extend ACA Subsidies HAP and a coalition of state health care organizations today urged Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation to preserve the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) premium tax credits that have helped thousands of Pennsylvanians sign up for health insurance.