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Harrisburg, PA (June 24, 2026)— The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) released the following statement from President and CEO Nicole Stallings following the state Senate Institutional Sustainability & Innovation Committee’s votes to amend and advance House Bill 1460.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week announced a department-wide initiative to accelerate early- and late-stage drug development and expand domestic clinical research.

At HAP’s 2026 Leadership Summit, a panel of health care leaders explored how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming patient care and hospital operations, sharing lessons learned from implementing the technology across their organizations.

Changes to Medicaid coverage and eligibility are prompting hospitals to think creatively about how to ensure safe, reliable access to care for Pennsylvanians.

CMS is looking to make the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program permanent through a new proposed rule.

Hospitals are vital community anchors that communities depend on to thrive. That was the resounding message from a panel of statewide leaders who came together during HAP’s Leadership Summit last week to discuss the implications of hospital financial distress for Pennsylvanians and their communities.

Responding to the ongoing needs of our members, HAP hosted a Workforce Summit that brought together clinical, administrative, and workforce leaders from across Pennsylvania to learn and share best practices for developing and engaging health care teams. We’re highlighting some of the innovative ways Pennsylvania hospitals are addressing the workforce crisis.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center developed the Registered Nurse (RN) Ambassadors Program to address nursing workforce shortages through peer leadership, engagement, and recruitment by bedside nurses themselves.

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.