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Harrisburg, PA (June 24, 2026)— The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) released the following statement from President and CEO Nicole Stallings following the state Senate Institutional Sustainability & Innovation Committee’s votes to amend and advance House Bill 1460.

Changes to Medicaid coverage and eligibility are prompting hospitals to think creatively about how to ensure safe, reliable access to care for Pennsylvanians.

Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) says Medicaid coverage losses due to last year’s federal budget reconciliation (H.R. 1) have already started, forcing hospitals to absorb more uncompensated care.

Hospitals are vital community anchors that communities depend on to thrive. That was the resounding message from a panel of statewide leaders who came together during HAP’s Leadership Summit last week to discuss the implications of hospital financial distress for Pennsylvanians and their communities.

Hospital leaders are preparing for significant disruption as payment cuts and coverage losses stemming from last year’s federal budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, begin to phase in.  

A third of Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals are at risk of closing as payment for health care services continues to lag behind the cost of delivering care, a national report found.

More than a dozen Pennsylvania hospitals could be at risk of closing over the next five years without policies to align hospital payments with their cost for providing care, a report by a national consulting firm found.

U.S. hospitals continued to see rising expenses and patient volumes during September, and the gap between the facilities in the strongest financial position and others on the brink continued to grow.

Data highlights why strong hospitals are necessary for healthy, vibrant communities.

During Advocacy Week, Pennsylvania’s hospitals are putting the spotlight on the ways they support their communities.