June 30, 2021 Geisinger, Acting Physician General Urge PA to Get Vaccinated this Summer The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has reached a new phase, as hospitals and health systems across the commonwealth work to reach the remaining Pennsylvanians who haven’t made an appointment to receive the vaccine.
June 29, 2021 Kaufman Hall Report Offers National Snapshot of Hospital Recovery Hospitals across the nation are showing some signs of recovery compared to the challenging early months of 2020, but they still have a long way to go to reach their pre-pandemic levels, according...
June 29, 2021 Chris Daley Joins HAP as Vice President, Strategic Communications The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), the leading voice for the health and well-being of Pennsylvanians, has hired communications veteran Chris Daley as its vice president of strategic communications. In the senior leadership role, Daley will lead HAP’s communications and public affairs team responsible for media relations, social media strategies, HealthyMePA (HAP’s digital community), member publications, as well as all other association communications services and activities.
June 28, 2021 PA Mask Mandate Lifted Today The commonwealth’s statewide masking order was lifted today, but individuals should continue to follow public health guidance when required by health care providers, businesses, and other entities, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said.
June 26, 2021 News Release: State Budget Includes Key HAP Advocacy Items But Leaves Out PA Heroes Act Harrisburg, PA – The General Assembly today passed the state’s $39.78 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2021–2022 budget, and the Governor is expected to sign the budget legislation. Included in the budget were some of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania’s (HAP) key advocacy items, but it left out the Health Care Heroes and Public Health Preparedness Act (“PA Heroes Act”).
June 25, 2021 Legislators on Track to Finalize State Budget by Weekend The Pennsylvania General Assembly today advanced a nearly $40 billion budget proposal for 2021–2022 that leaves about $5 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding unspent and sets aside another $2.5 billion to ward off future tax increases, state lawmakers said today.
June 25, 2021 HAP through the Years: 1960–1970 During 2021, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) proudly marks its centennial with a look back at 100 years of milestones, advocacy, and support for Pennsylvania’s hospitals. This week, HAP provides a look at health care during the 1960s, a decade that saw the founding of the Medicare and the transformation of America’s health care system.
June 24, 2021 PA Lawmakers Send Two HAP-supported Health Care Proposals to Governor’s Desk; a Third Bill Opposed by HAP Will Draw Governor’s Veto Today, Pennsylvania lawmakers approved proposals to clarify how providers obtain informed consent from patients and allow the state to join 34 others in the Nurse Licensure Compact. After introduction in previous sessions and numerous stakeholder negotiations, the two health care priorities are anticipated to be signed by the Governor.
June 24, 2021 HAP's Opioid LAN Conference Identifies Solutions to Fight Epidemic, Need for Regulatory Reform The final day of HAP’s Opioid Learning Action Network (LAN) Capstone Conference focused on the regulatory barriers blocking access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and how Pennsylvania providers are creating a new roadmap to coordinate patient care.
June 23, 2021 PA Lawmakers Discuss Nurse Licensure Compact, Advance Key Health Proposals Pennsylvania lawmakers today considered several important proposals related to joining the nurse licensure compact, prior authorization, telehealth, and clarifying the process for how patients receive their test results.