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Tomorrow marks another important milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic response as the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months and older begins across the nation.

The nation’s public health leaders testified this week before a U.S. Senate committee about the next phases of the pandemic, as well as the infant formula shortage and the need to protect health care workers from burnout.

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously protected hospitals from significant payment cuts in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

The much-anticipated authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for young children cleared a key hurdle today.

Researchers are beginning to study and understand the lingering symptoms from COVID-19 and the challenges they will pose to health care in the future.

The state House Health Committee today unanimously advanced HAP-supported legislation that would simplify identification (ID) badges for hospitals, health systems, and their employees across the state.

The U.S. surgeon general has issued a new warning about the urgent need to address the burnout crisis across health care.

While Pennsylvania hospitals’ reported margins appear to have improved for fiscal year (FY) 2021, a HAP analysis of the data found that the financial reality hospitals experienced—and continue to face—was, in fact, much harsher.

U.S. hospitals faced considerable financial pressures during April, with plummeting patient volumes and revenues and expenses remaining high.

HAP is putting its support behind legislation introduced today by a member of Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation that seeks to prevent violence against health care workers.