February 12, 2024 3 Priorities to Improve U.S. Cybersecurity Today, the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) released its 2024 priorities, which aim to raise the baseline of our cyber preparedness while protecting institutions against bad actors.
February 09, 2024 HHS Updates Confidentiality Rules for Substance Use Disorder Treatment The federal government has finalized regulations that aim to protect the privacy of patients with substance use disorder, while improving the coordination of their care.
February 08, 2024 A Look at Post-Pandemic Medicaid Renewals More than 16.2 million Americans have been disenrolled in Medicaid as the unwinding of the pandemic’s continuous enrollment provision moves past the halfway point.
February 07, 2024 Hospitals See Encouraging Signs to End 2023 Hospitals continued to make strides toward financial stability during 2023, while navigating the fast-changing, post-pandemic world of health care.
February 06, 2024 HAP Statement on Governor Shapiro’s State Budget Proposal The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today reacted to Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2024–2025 state budget.
February 05, 2024 A Late-Season Flu Comeback? After a few weeks of declines, the flu is showing signs that it’s not quite ready to go away in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. The latest national data from the CDC indicates that the...
February 02, 2024 How Effective is the Latest COVID-19 Vaccine? The latest COVID-19 vaccine increased protection against symptomatic infection by about half, according to a new CDC report.
February 01, 2024 Making a Deal: Medicare Kicks Off Drug Price Negotiations The federal government is sending price offers to the drug companies participating in the first cycle of Medicare’s Drug Price Negotiation Program.
January 31, 2024 Hospitals, Federal Lawmakers Call for SAVE Act Support Hospital leaders and federal lawmakers came together this week in support of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act.
January 30, 2024 Hospitals’ Efforts to Grow Workforce Are Reducing Turnover Pennsylvania hospitals’ extraordinary efforts to develop, recruit, and retain health professionals helped reduce care team turnover by 28 percent over the past year, according to a report released today by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).