June 20, 2023 Senate Committee Oks Rural Health Bill The state Senate Health and Human Services Committee Tuesday advanced legislation supporting the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model, along with a host of other pertinent bills for the hospital community.
June 14, 2023 Nurse Leaders Urge Workforce Solutions over Ratio Mandates Pennsylvania nurse leaders are urging the General Assembly to make investments that would grow the commonwealth’s nursing workforce and bring more nurses to the bedside rather than mandate staffing ratios.
June 13, 2023 Federal Government Urges Action on Medicaid The Biden administration this week is urging states to take action to ensure access to coverage through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
June 12, 2023 Pa. Eliminates Medicaid Provider Enrollment Application Backlog Pennsylvania has eliminated a backlog of 35,000 Medicaid provider enrollment and revalidation applications, improving access to care for millions of patients across the commonwealth.
May 18, 2023 Measuring the Toll of U.S. Health Disparities The economic burden of health disparities in the U.S. “remains unacceptably high” and has been increasing in recent years, according to a new study released this week.
May 17, 2023 Federal Lawmakers Discuss DSH Payments, Amended Transparency Bill The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee advanced legislation today that would delay harmful cuts to the Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital program (DSH) and would include a host of other measures related to the cost of care.
May 15, 2023 Lawmakers Call for Action to Protect Safety-Net Hospitals More than 225 federal lawmakers—including 11 from Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation—are calling on their colleagues to prevent harmful cuts to safety-net hospitals.
May 10, 2023 Addressing a Nationwide Physician Shortage Federal lawmakers in both houses have introduced HAP-supported legislation that would bolster the physician workforce, adding 14,000 Medicare-supported residency positions in the next seven years.
May 04, 2023 Hospitals Face Continued Financial Pressures during March Hospitals continue to maintain razor-thin margins, putting them in “a vulnerable position should a recession or a new public health emergency materialize,” according to a new report.
April 28, 2023 KFF Analysis: Millions Could Lose Coverage during End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Anywhere between 8 and 24 million people could lose coverage following the end of continuous enrollment in the Medicaid program, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey.