June 22, 2022 What to Know: KFF Analysis on Suicide Death Rates from 2010–2020 New analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation outlines the devastating toll of suicide from 2010 through 2020, as well as the communities and people who have been affected during the decade.
June 20, 2022 What to Know: The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout for Children 6 Months and Older Tomorrow marks another important milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic response as the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months and older begins across the nation.
June 17, 2022 The Next Steps for Public Health The nation’s public health leaders testified this week before a U.S. Senate committee about the next phases of the pandemic, as well as the infant formula shortage and the need to protect health care workers from burnout.
June 16, 2022 Supreme Court Rejects 340B Payment Cut to Hospitals This week, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously protected hospitals from significant payment cuts in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
June 15, 2022 COVID Vaccine for Young Children Clears FDA Committee The much-anticipated authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for young children cleared a key hurdle today.
June 14, 2022 How Many Americans are Facing Long COVID? Researchers are beginning to study and understand the lingering symptoms from COVID-19 and the challenges they will pose to health care in the future.
June 09, 2022 Financial Data Shows Incomplete Picture of Hospitals’ Challenges While Pennsylvania hospitals’ reported margins appear to have improved for fiscal year (FY) 2021, a HAP analysis of the data found that the financial reality hospitals experienced—and continue to face—was, in fact, much harsher.
June 06, 2022 How Medicaid Supplemental Payments Support a Healthy Pa. In Pennsylvania, Medicaid supplemental payments to hospitals help ensure that Pennsylvanians can continue to access many essential health care services.
June 03, 2022 KFF: The Lingering Myths about the COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy Misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy remains a considerable public health challenge, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor.
May 26, 2022 The Latest on the Infant Formula Shortage For the second time in two days, Dr. Robert Califf, FDA commissioner, testified before federal lawmakers about the nationwide infant formula shortage and the timeline to get formula back on shelves