July 21, 2025 Report: Access to Rural Obstetric Care is on the Decline It’s clear that mothers benefit from obstetric care but hospital-based services, particularly in rural areas, are getting harder to find, according to a study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
July 18, 2025 HAP Achievement Awards: Main Line Health Main Line Health received the Excellence in Care Award for improving outcomes and equity through a family-centered approach to opioid-exposed newborn care.
July 17, 2025 Data Highlights Strain on Pennsylvania Hospitals Fewer than half the commonwealth’s acute care hospitals are operating with margins necessary for long-term stability and more than a third continue to operate at a loss, according to data released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4).
July 16, 2025 Rural Health at Risk The stakes to preserve rural health care have never been higher, according to a new report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.
July 15, 2025 What’s Next for COVID-19 Vaccines? One of the makers of the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine this month received approval for its shot for young children who are at increased risk for severe disease, company officials announced.
July 14, 2025 U.S. Measles Cases Reach Post-2000 High The U.S. this month reached a new “post-elimination” record for measles cases, while public health officials continue to monitor the spread of the virus domestically and internationally.
July 11, 2025 HAP Achievement Awards: Phoenixville Hospital HAP's annual Achievement Awards honor hospitals and health systems for their innovation, creativity, and commitment to patient care. The Achievement Awards showcase and share member hospitals’ and health systems’ successful programs and best practices.
July 10, 2025 At a Glance: The Health Care Fallout from the Budget Reconciliation Bill Hospitals in Pennsylvania and across the country are bracing for severe and devastating impact to access to care following the enactment of the federal budget reconciliation bill last week.
July 08, 2025 Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Wait Longer for Post-Acute Care If you are a Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollee, you are more likely to experience a longer hospital stay before discharge to a post-acute care facility compared with traditional Medicare enrollees, according to a new analysis by NORC at the University of Chicago.
July 07, 2025 Pennsylvania’s Multistate Health Care Workforce Launches Today Pennsylvania reached a key milestone today, becoming a full participant in three multistate health care licensure compacts that will support the health care workforce and access to care.