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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 House and Senate were in session last week. The House returns this week while the Senate stands in recess. As budget negotiations continue ahead of the June 30 deadline, lawmakers advanced several health care-related measures.

Here’s a look at some of the upcoming legislation coming to the Pennsylvania General Assembly that’s on our radar.

Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) says Medicaid coverage losses due to last year’s federal budget reconciliation (H.R. 1) have already started, forcing hospitals to absorb more uncompensated care.

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.

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.

Here’s a look at some of the upcoming legislation coming to the Pennsylvania General Assembly that’s on our radar.

The House and Senate return to Harrisburg next week as budget negotiations continue to accelerate ahead of the June 30 deadline.

Here’s a look at some of the upcoming legislation coming to the Pennsylvania General Assembly that’s on our radar.