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.
August 10, 2021 Senate Passes $550 Billion Infrastructure Bill The U.S. Senate today passed an infrastructure plan that invests $550 billion into America’s transportation, broadband, and utility systems, while beginning deliberations on a $3.5 trillion budget proposal with several important health care priorities.
July 20, 2021 Five Takeaways from U.S. Senate COVID-19 Hearing America’s leading public health officials testified before a U.S. Senate committee hearing today, urging eligible Americans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and discussing the next steps to fight the virus.
July 12, 2021 Report: Telehealth Use Remains 38 Times Higher Than Before the Pandemic The use of telehealth remains about 38 times above pre-pandemic levels, representing between 13 and 17 percent of all office and outpatient services across specialties, according to a new report released last week.
June 29, 2021 Kaufman Hall Report Offers National Snapshot of Hospital Recovery Hospitals across the nation are showing some signs of recovery compared to the challenging early months of 2020, but they still have a long way to go to reach their pre-pandemic levels, according...
June 17, 2021 U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses ACA Challenge Today, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA), finding that states behind the case did not have legal ground to challenge the health care law.
May 17, 2021 HAP and National Health Care Coalition Urge Congress to Reform Prior Authorization HAP and a coalition of more than 70 leading health care organizations are calling on Congress to pass legislation that would protect Medicare Advantage patients from unnecessary delays in care and modernize the prior authorization process.
May 12, 2021 HAP’s Leadership Summit Highlights Wolf and Biden Administration Priorities, Addresses Health Disparities The second day of HAP’s 2021 virtual Leadership Summit included insights from key members of the Wolf and Biden administrations, as well as a powerful call to action for the state’s hospital community to address health equity and inclusion.
April 29, 2021 Congress Studies Future of Telehealth after COVID-19 Pandemic During a pair of Congressional hearings Wednesday, federal lawmakers expressed concerns about the pandemic’s toll on mental health and explored the role of telehealth to address the nation’s growing behavioral health crisis.
April 23, 2021 AHA Report: Site-Neutral Payment Policies May Threaten Access to Care Medicare patients treated at hospital outpatient departments tend to be poorer and have more severe chronic conditions than Medicare patients treated at independent physician offices, according to a new study from the American Hospital Association (AHA).