November 19, 2020 Applauding Pennsylvania’s Rural Hospitals on Rural Health Day On National Rural Health Day, HAP celebrates Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals for their outstanding work in the communities they serve.
November 02, 2020 Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on ACA On November 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a legal suit seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including protections for pre-existing medical conditions, no out-of-pocket costs for certain preventative screenings, and the ability for students to be covered under their parent’s health plan until 26.
October 20, 2020 Senate Hearing on Broadband Wraps up Efforts and Looks to the Future In what was deemed as the largest virtually attended broadband hearing of the 2019–2020 legislative session, on Tuesday more than 30 stakeholders joined the state Senate Communications and Technology Committee Broadband Public Roundtable, to discuss federal and state perspectives on broadband access and the impact of COVID-19 on access to health care and other services.
October 15, 2020 Number of Uninsured Children Reverts to Pre-ACA Levels A new Georgetown University Health Policy Institute report details a record increase in the number of children across the country without health insurance. With more than four million uninsured children as of 2019, years of national progress driven by the Affordable Care Act have been reversed.
October 07, 2020 Health Insurance Coverage Gains in Jeopardy with Threat to ACA and COVID-19 Impact Health insurance coverage gains earned over the last decade are in jeopardy as a result of the potential for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act and the enormous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 06, 2020 HAP-Supported Bills to Cut Red Tape, Bolster Access to Care, Clear Key Committee Vote The Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee today approved two HAP-supported bills that would improve health care by modernizing the commonwealth’s laws governing physician assistants.
October 02, 2020 Implications of the Upcoming Supreme Court Decision for Medicaid Enrollees and the Hospitals that Care for Them As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to consider California v. Texas, which could overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA), researchers are considering implications for the 15 million Americans—and 766,000 Pennsylvanians enrolled in Medicaid expansion programs.
October 02, 2020 HAP Statement Regarding Governor Wolf's Health Care Plan During a press conference on October 2, Governor Wolf signed an Executive Order to address health care affordability, access, and equity. HAP president and CEO Andy Carter released the following statement.
September 22, 2020 New Report Shows Millions are Still Losing Job-Based Coverage A new analysis from the Urban Institute reports that, between April and July, more than 3 million adults lost their employer-sponsored coverage and nearly 2 million became uninsured.
September 18, 2020 Hospital Employees Encouraged to Register and Vote in November Election The outcome of this year’s election will be critical to those who work in health care because those who are elected will make important decisions that affect health care as well as Pennsylvania’s hospitals. HAP is supporting the American Hospital Association’s “We Care, We Vote” campaign and is encouraging hospital employees to register to vote and to vote on November 3.