September 30, 2021 Pennsylvania Continues Strategy for In-Person School Pennsylvania’s education and public health officials today provided an update on their strategy to safely continue in-person instruction this fall.
September 30, 2021 Governor Wolf Signs Waivers and Flexibilities Extension into Law Today, Governor Wolf announced his signing of House Bill 1861 to preserve critical waivers and flexibilities for the health care community through March 2022.
September 29, 2021 General Assembly Votes to Preserve Health Care Waivers through March 2022 The Pennsylvania General Assembly voted today to extend critical health care waivers and flexibilities to support the hospital community through March 2022.
September 29, 2021 HAP Statement on General Assembly’s Extension of Emergency Flexibility for Health Care The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) applauds the General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 1861, which extends emergency waivers and flexibilities for health care providers until March 31, 2022.
September 28, 2021 COVID-19 News Roundup: Progress in Vaccine Equity, COVID-19 Cases Decline Nationally The United States is making clear progress to address racial disparities in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the nation’s public health leaders said today.
September 27, 2021 Hospitals Recognized as Healthy Food Leaders Thirty-seven Pennsylvania hospitals are being recognized for their leadership in offering more nutritious and locally sourced meals to patients, visitors, and staff through an initiative supported by HAP.
September 24, 2021 President Biden Urges COVID-19 Vaccination during White House Remarks President Joe Biden addressed the nation Friday to outline the next steps in the nation’s COVID-19 response, urging Americans to get vaccinated while providing an update on the nation’s plan for booster doses.
September 23, 2021 The Next Steps for Pfizer’s COVID-19 Booster Doses The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) advisory panel met today to discuss who should receive a booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.
September 22, 2021 All Pennsylvania Counties Remain ‘High’ for COVID-19 Spread The spread of the Delta variant continues to pose challenges in Pennsylvania, as all 67 counties report “high” rates of transmission for COVID-19, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
September 21, 2021 America’s Hospitals Face $54B in Losses amid COVID-19 America’s hospitals will lose an estimated $54 billion in net income during 2021, according to a new analysis from Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC.