June 30, 2022 Health Care Waivers and Flexibilities Extended through October Emergency regulatory waivers and flexibilities for health care, which have helped hospitals prioritize patient care through the COVID-19 pandemic, will be extended another four months.
June 21, 2022 House Committee Advances Legislation to Address Venue Shopping The state House Judiciary Committee advanced legislation this morning to address venue shopping in medical malpractice liability cases.
June 13, 2022 A ‘Simple Fix’ for ID Badges at Hospitals, Health Systems The state House Health Committee today unanimously advanced HAP-supported legislation that would simplify identification (ID) badges for hospitals, health systems, and their employees across the state.
May 25, 2022 State House Passes Bill Supporting Behavioral Health Care Transitions State representatives passed legislation today to help facilitate access to behavioral health services and enable Pennsylvania to begin measuring and tracking the scope of the behavioral health crisis.
May 05, 2022 State Announces Next Steps for COVID-19 Waivers The Pennsylvania Department of State announced the expiration of COVID-19 professional licensing waivers beginning in phases from May 23 through June 30.
April 26, 2022 Lawmakers Advance HAP-Supported Behavioral Health Bill The state House Human Services Committee today unanimously advanced legislation to take steps toward improving access to behavioral health care for Medicaid patients in Pennsylvania.
April 18, 2022 DOH Acting Secretary Resigns Acting Health Secretary Keara Klinepeter is resigning effective April 22, Governor Wolf announced today.
March 24, 2022 HAP Urges DHS to Support Medicaid Access to Care A proposed change to Pennsylvania’s Physical Health Medicaid Managed Care program, known as HealthChoices, could limit access to health care for tens of thousands of working families, mothers, children, and people with chronic health conditions.
March 17, 2022 The Role of Telehealth to Support Mental Health during COVID-19 Telehealth accounted for more than a third of all outpatient mental health and substance use disorder visits during the six months ending August 2021, according to new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Epic Research.
March 02, 2022 DOH Outlines New Care Delivery Models The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) today highlighted three new health care delivery models available to hospitals in Pennsylvania.