February 03, 2023 The Latest on the Cancer ‘Moonshot’ The Biden administration unveiled 13 new initiatives as part of its Cancer Moonshot program that focus on improving the patient experience and health outcomes. The announcement comes a year...
February 02, 2023 Secret Service Report Investigates Mass Violence in U.S. Most attackers who commit mass violence exhibited concerning behavior to family members, friends, neighbors, classmates, co-workers, and others, according to a new report released this month.
February 01, 2023 5 Takeaways: The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency The Biden administration this week announced its plan to formally end the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11.
January 31, 2023 Shapiro Announces Order to Expedite Licensure Review Process Governor Josh Shapiro today signed an executive order that aims to address the “unpredictability and long wait times for commonwealth-issued licenses, certificates, and permits."
January 30, 2023 Report: Hospitals Face Financial Strain during 2022 Hospitals faced their worst financial year of the pandemic, with elevated labor expenses contributing to negative margins that persisted for most of 2022.
January 27, 2023 KFF Analysis: Unwinding Medicaid’s Continuous Enrollment Provision New analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) projects that millions of Americans could lose health coverage with the upcoming unwinding of Medicaid’s pandemic-era continuous enrollment provision.
January 26, 2023 The End of the X-Waiver White House officials this week announced the end of the “X-Waiver,” a move they say will remove barriers to treatment for patients with opioid use disorder.
January 25, 2023 Supporting Pennsylvania’s Blood Supply While the demand for donated blood remains constant, the U.S. continues to face significant challenges keeping up with the necessary supply.
January 24, 2023 5 Takeaways: A New COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule The nation’s vaccine advisors are weighing an annual schedule for COVID-19 vaccines that would be similar to their approach for the flu shot.
January 23, 2023 Survey Finds High Vacancy Rates for Health Care Professionals More than 3 in 10 positions for some of the key professionals who make up patient care teams in Pennsylvania hospitals were vacant at the end of last year, a report released today by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) found.