February 21, 2022 Survey Sheds Light on Health Care Workforce Needs The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the health care workforce shortage in Pennsylvania, making it even more challenging for hospitals to fill needed clinical staff positions, a HAP survey of Pennsylvania hospitals found.
February 18, 2022 HAP Highlights Why Medicaid Matters to Pennsylvania In a presentation today to members of the General Assembly, HAP and other health care provider organizations underscored the critical role Medicaid plays in supporting Pennsylvanians’ access to quality health care.
February 17, 2022 An Important Conversation on Racism and Health The February issue of Health Affairs focuses on racism and health, and the ways structural racism negatively affects health outcomes.
February 16, 2022 5 Insights on Rural Health and Opioid Use Disorder The Center for Rural Pennsylvania hosted a hearing today examining strategies to combat opioid addiction and the overdose crisis facing rural communities.
February 15, 2022 A Youth Mental Health Epidemic The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a growing crisis in youth mental health, a panel of behavioral health leaders told U.S. lawmakers today.
February 14, 2022 Take Action and Register for the Life-Saving Gift of Organ Donation On National Donor Day, HAP and Pennsylvania’s hospital community are raising awareness about the life-saving gift of organ and tissue donation, while encouraging residents to register as donors.
February 11, 2022 CDC Unveils New Proposal for Treating Pain This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new draft guidelines designed to provide clinicians with the best practices in treating pain.
February 10, 2022 What’s Next for Telehealth? The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way patients receive care, both in-person and through telehealth.
February 09, 2022 How PA’s Rural Health Model Helped Hospitals Survive COVID-19 Pennsylvania’s Rural Health Model has served as a lifeline to protect some of the state’s rural hospitals from closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of rural health care leaders testified today.
February 08, 2022 Health Care Highlights from the Governor’s Budget Proposal Governor Tom Wolf made his final budget pitch to the General Assembly today, calling for a $43.7 billion spending plan that includes several new investments related to health care.