April 18, 2022 COVID-19: 5 Things to Know this Week The “stealth” Omicron subvariant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19, but case counts and hospitalizations remain far below the Omicron surge this winter, federal statistics show.
April 15, 2022 New Initiatives to Address Disparities in Maternal Health Pennsylvania and the nation are facing an urgent public health challenge to address disparities in maternal health.
April 14, 2022 What to Know about Pa. Health Nearly half of Pennsylvanians live with a chronic disease and the commonwealth is struggling to reach its goal of ensuring early access to prenatal care, according to a new report.
April 11, 2022 Update: COVID Vaccines Prevent 2.2 Million U.S. Deaths, 17 Million Hospitalizations The COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent 2.2 million additional deaths, 17 million hospitalizations, and nearly $900 billion in associated health care costs, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
April 08, 2022 How the U.S. will Fight Long COVID The U.S. has launched a new campaign to “prevent, detect, and treat” long COVID and provide support to millions of Americans who have suffered from lingering COVID-related symptoms.
April 05, 2022 The Role of Health Care to Protect Victims of Human Trafficking Hospitals and their caregivers play an important role in protecting victims of human trafficking, but more resources and training are needed to ensure they know how to connect victims with critical support.
April 04, 2022 Medicare to Cover Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests for Millions of Older Adults Nearly 60 million seniors with Medicare coverage can now receive up to eight free COVID-19 home tests from pharmacies and other providers starting this month, the Biden administration announced today.
April 01, 2022 By the Numbers: 5 Reasons to Support Organ Donation Thousands of Pennsylvanians and others around the country are waiting for the lifesaving gift of organ donation.
March 31, 2022 How Hospitals Served their Communities during the Pandemic HAP is recognizing Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems for projects that helped to address the unique needs of their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 29, 2022 U.S. Hospitals Face ‘Very Difficult Start’ to 2022 U.S. hospitals faced a complex set of challenges following the winter Omicron surge, with actual margins remaining negative for the second consecutive month during February.