January 13, 2023 Raising Awareness about Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania This month, state leaders announced efforts to combat human trafficking in Pennsylvania and raise awareness about resources for survivors.
January 12, 2023 Take Action for Health Insurance by January 15 The deadline to pick health coverage through the state health insurance marketplace, Pennie, is just a few days away.
January 11, 2023 Shapiro Announces Key Health Appointments Governor-elect Josh Shapiro today announced nominations for five key health leadership positions in his administrative cabinet.
January 10, 2023 5 Things to Know: COVID Rises, Flu Declines, PHE Deadline COVID-19 and the flu appeared to be trending in opposite directions heading into 2023, according to the latest reports from the federal government.
January 09, 2023 Top Priorities for Pennsylvania’s Health Care Providers Pennsylvania’s newly elected state and federal leaders have an important opportunity to advance health care across the commonwealth, especially to improve access to behavioral health.
January 06, 2023 The Rise of Ransomware in Health Care Health care organizations continue to face a significant threat from ransomware attacks that aim to disrupt the delivery of care.
January 05, 2023 Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Challenges during the Pandemic Nearly one in three U.S. adults had either a substance use disorder or a mental illness in the past year, according to a new report from the Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration.
January 04, 2023 Hospital Margins Improve Slightly during November The nation’s hospitals saw improved financial performance during November, but still reported negative margins to date, according to a new report from health care analyst Kaufman Hall.
January 03, 2023 What to Know: A New COVID-19 Variant Gains Traction Heading into 2023, a new dominant COVID-19 subvariant has emerged in the U.S.
December 30, 2022 HAP Year in Review: The Biggest Stories from 2022 This year saw plenty of new COVID-19 developments, but we saw several other important topics come to the forefront as well, including a growing focus on health care cybersecurity, the behavioral health crisis, hospitals’ financial strain, and the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.