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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.

Data plays a critical role helping policymakers understand the challenges facing Pennsylvania’s health care system and communities and informing solutions to protect access to care, health care and business leaders said during a panel discussion this morning.

For the second consecutive week, the state’s Human Services secretary warned lawmakers about how Medicaid cuts and other health policy changes put Pennsylvania hospitals at risk. On...

Pennsylvania lawmakers must work together to protect hospitals’ financial stability, the state’s Human Services secretary said during a budget hearing today.

The federal government’s partial shutdown is over, after the House this week approved a $1.2-trillion appropriations bill that extends key hospital priorities.

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) released the following statement from President and CEO Nicole Stallings in response to Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposal for the commonwealth’s 2026–2027 budget.

More than 4 in 10 voters indicate the cost of health care will impact their votes heading into the midterm elections.

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.

CMS this week provided guidance to states on changes to Medicaid stemming from the passage of H.R. 1 earlier this year.