November 18, 2022 HAP President and CEO Andy Carter to Retire Andy Carter, president and CEO of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) since 2012, today announced his plan to retire by June 30 of next year.
November 16, 2022 HAP’s Year-End Federal Legislative Priorities HAP has issued a call to action to federal lawmakers to prioritize several critical health care policies that support Pennsylvania’s hospital community.
November 01, 2022 A Look at Behavioral Health Challenges across U.S. The U.S. must take action to improve access to behavioral health care and bring treatment within reach of millions of Americans.
October 21, 2022 Growing the Nursing Workforce This week, federal lawmakers introduced new legislation designed to bolster the nursing workforce through accelerated nursing degree programs.
October 07, 2022 The Election Deadlines You Need to Know Whether you’re voting early or in-person, it’s time to get ready for Election Day.
September 26, 2022 A Roadmap for Behavioral Health The concerning rates for mental health and substance use disorders have sparked a call-to-action in Pennsylvania and across the U.S.
August 15, 2022 Roundtable with Rep. Dean Highlights Efforts to Enhance Health Care Worker Safety U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean met today with staff and leaders at Pottstown Hospital – Tower Health and health care advocates to learn more about the rise in violence and abuse against health care workers throughout the nation.
August 08, 2022 The Health Care Provisions in the Senate Reconciliation Package The U.S. Senate’s $740 billion reconciliation package includes key health care provisions to ensure health coverage remains affordable for millions of Americans and to address the overall cost of care.
August 02, 2022 What to Know: CMS Hospital 2023 IPPS Final Rule This week, CMS announced its final rule increasing inpatient hospital payment rates 1.1 percentage point above the agency’s original proposal and providing an additional $2.6 billion to U.S. hospitals.
July 28, 2022 Bill to Continue Telehealth Flexibility for Medicare Advances Legislation to continue federal regulatory flexibility that has helped expand access to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic is moving ahead in Congress.