December 15, 2022 White House Offers Another Round of COVID Tests by Mail Americans can order another round of free COVID-19 tests from the federal government starting today.
December 14, 2022 Federal Lawmakers Make Final Push to Prevent Medicare Cuts A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers—led by a member of Pennsylvania’s delegation—is urging Congress to avert harmful Medicare cuts that would jeopardize access to care throughout the nation.
December 13, 2022 Forecasting 2023 Health Care Workforce Challenges The nation’s nursing workforce lost more than 100,000 people from 2019 through 2022, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
December 12, 2022 America’s Lagging Booster Campaign The latest COVID-19 vaccine data indicates that many Americans still need to make an appointment to receive the bivalent COVID-19 booster ahead of the winter holidays.
December 09, 2022 Holiday Reminder to Get COVID-19 Vaccine The White House’s infectious disease leaders today urged everyone who is not caught up on their COVID-19 vaccines to make an appointment ahead of the winter holidays.
December 08, 2022 New Opioid Overdose Dashboard Debuts Today The White House today unveiled a first-of-its-kind dashboard that tracks non-fatal opioid overdoses and other key emergency measures related to the opioid epidemic.
December 07, 2022 5 Insights about Pennsylvania’s Health Pennsylvania continues to rank among the best states for clinical care, but faces significant challenges when it comes to obesity, drug use, and housing segregation, according to a report released this week.
December 06, 2022 Reminder: Deadline for 2023 Medicare, Pennie Insurance Coming Soon If you need to select a health insurance plan for 2023, it’s time to take action.
December 05, 2022 Tracking the Rise of Respiratory Illnesses Hospitals across the nation reported increases in admissions due to COVID-19 and the flu during the Thanksgiving holiday, with both viruses continuing to trend up late last month.
October 11, 2022 Hospitals Support 1 in 10 Pa. Jobs, Drive Economy Hospitals support one in 10 Pennsylvania jobs and contribute a fifth of the state’s entire gross domestic product, an analysis released today by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) found.