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 12, 2022 5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Tick-borne Illnesses Pennsylvania continues to lead the way for Lyme disease cases, and the summer months pose the largest threat for tick-borne illnesses.
August 11, 2022 Coming Soon: Deadline for Medicaid Physical Health Managed Care Plans The enrollment deadline for Medicaid recipients to select a new physical health managed care plan is coming soon.
August 10, 2022 2022 HAP Donate Life PA Hospital Challenge Honorees Announced The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today announced the honorees for its 2022 Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge.
August 09, 2022 Add Vaccinations to Your Back-to-School Checklist With the start of the school year just a few weeks away, now is the time to ensure children are up to date on their immunizations.
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 05, 2022 How You Can Support Pa.’s Donated Blood Supply The summer months are an important time to help support the supply of donated blood in Pennsylvania and across the nation.
August 04, 2022 KFF Poll Shows High Vaccine Hesitancy among Parents of Young Kids About 43 percent of parents of children under 5 say they will “definitely not” get them vaccinated, according to the latest COVID-19 vaccine poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
August 03, 2022 How Pa.’s Health Coverage Options Could Change for 2023 Some Pennsylvania counties could see more competition and choices for coverage on the state’s health insurance marketplace during 2023, state officials announced.
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.