September 20, 2021 Pharmacy Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Preserve Emergency Vaccine Waivers On Monday, the House Professional Licensure Committee heard testimony from pharmacy vaccine providers and others in the health care community about the ways COVID-19 emergency waivers have improved access to vaccines. The hearing comes as lawmakers begin to determine their next steps for critical COVID-19 emergency waivers and flexibilities that are set to expire September 30.
September 20, 2021 Lawmakers Advance HAP-Supported Legislation to Bolster Physician Assistant Workforce State lawmakers today advanced key legislation allowing physician assistants to practice to the full extent of their training while removing barriers that delay their entrance into the field.
September 17, 2021 FDA Advisory Panel Recommends COVID Booster Dose for People 65 and Older, High-Risk Groups The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) advisory panel unanimously recommended a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 65 and older, as well as those at high risk for severe COVID-19.
September 16, 2021 4 Ways Pennsylvanians Benefit from COVID-19 Waivers and Flexibilities With the General Assembly’s return next week, HAP is urging lawmakers to protect pandemic-era reforms that have supported all Pennsylvanians.
September 15, 2021 KFF: Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients Cost $5.7B in Avoidable Care The preventable hospitalizations from unvaccinated COVID-19 patients rose to an estimated $3.7 billion during August, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
September 14, 2021 DOH: 97 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths from Unvaccinated Individuals About 97 percent of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 deaths are among unvaccinated individuals, according to a new report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH).
September 13, 2021 HHS Plans Release of COVID-19 Funding for Hospitals The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to release an additional $25.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding to hospitals and other health care providers, federal officials announced Friday.
September 10, 2021 4 Takeaways from White House’s COVID-19 Response Team Briefing The White House’s COVID-19 Response Team today outlined its action plan “to turn the corner on this pandemic” through vaccination, testing, and other public health measures this fall.
September 09, 2021 Biden Unveils COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Hospitals, Federal Employees, Businesses This evening, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping strategy to combat COVID-19, including new vaccine mandates for staff at health care facilities, large businesses, and federal employees.
September 09, 2021 How Health Equity Impacts Patient Care During the first day of HAP’s virtual Patient Safety and Quality Symposium, health care leaders from Pennsylvania and across the nation discussed the ways COVID-19 has transformed care, health equity, and the latest state and federal regulatory updates.