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Federal lawmakers are running up against a deadline to fund the government, and it’s unclear if they will reach a deal to avoid a holiday shutdown. 

HAPAC remains the only political action committee in Pennsylvania focused on advancing and protecting hospital priorities. As our political opposition grows, it’s crucial we continue to grow with them to not lose ground.

Federal lawmakers late last evening unveiled the text of their proposed spending bill, which includes several key priorities for the hospital community.

Hospitals throughout Pennsylvania and nationally will start 2025 with evolving challenges and a new political landscape to navigate.

Congress has less than two weeks to stop critical funding cuts to hospitals that care for millions of Americans who are uninsured or covered by Medicaid.

The federal government seeks to advance transparency around hospital and health care pricing by requiring hospitals to post charges online, starting January 1, 2019.

Most everyone needs and uses health care at some point in our lives. We who work in health care are doubly invested: for ourselves and our loved ones when we are sick or injured, and for the patients and communities we serve.

Pennsylvanians, like all Americans, are concerned about how much they pay for prescription drugs.

Health care is undergoing a major transformation as we move from a volume-based model of care to a value-based model. The Triple Aim focus of improved patient experience, population health, and reduced health care costs is appropriate. But not every hospital can get to the destination at the same pace or even in the same way. The challenge is greatest for small, rural providers.

The federal government has just started using stars (five being the best) to rate patients’ experience of their hospital care.