September 18, 2020 Hospital Employees Encouraged to Register and Vote in November Election The outcome of this year’s election will be critical to those who work in health care because those who are elected will make important decisions that affect health care as well as Pennsylvania’s hospitals. HAP is supporting the American Hospital Association’s “We Care, We Vote” campaign and is encouraging hospital employees to register to vote and to vote on November 3.
September 15, 2020 State House Committee Considers Licensure Compact Legislation The Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee today met to consider several pieces of legislation that would enable Pennsylvania’s patient population to leverage the nation’s entire health care workforce.
September 11, 2020 Doylestown Health Updates House Democratic Policy Committee about COVID Experience Co-chaired by state Representative Wendy Ullman (D-Bucks), the House Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing about the impact that COVID-19 has had on nursing homes and congregate care facilities.
September 10, 2020 House Republican Policy Committee Hearing: COVID-19’s Impact Today, the House Republican Policy Committee, chaired by Representative Martin Causer (R-McKean), held a hearing in the Lehigh Valley to discuss COVID-19’s impact on the economic recovery for health care and social assistance services.
September 09, 2020 PA Senate Judiciary Committee Hears Testimony about Venue Shopping Report Yesterday, Pennsylvania’s Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony about a Legislative Budget and Finance Committee’s (LBFC) report regarding the proposed change to the state’s venue rule for medical liability cases.
September 08, 2020 News Release: New Analysis Shows Drastic Impacts of COVID-19 on PA, Hospitals A new analysis released today shows the COVID-19 public health crisis will leave lasting scars on Pennsylvania and its hospital community. The report is a follow-up to an April analysis commissioned by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvanian and conducted by Health Management Associates.
September 03, 2020 Federal Agencies Join Forces to Focus on Telehealth and Broadband Access This week, the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the co-signing of a Memorandum of Understanding combining their efforts to expand broadband, which would increase access to telehealth in rural America.
September 02, 2020 HHS Announces Funding for Assisted Living Facilities; Next Round of Hospital Funding Remains in Limbo The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week announced that it has expanded the availability of COVID-19 relief funding to assisted living facilities. This announcement comes as Congressional leaders and White House officials have been unable to reach a consensus on an additional COVID-19 financial relief package.
September 01, 2020 Governor Wolf Authorizes Second Extension of COVID-19 Disaster Declaration Governor Wolf today announced a second extension of the COVID-19 Disaster Declaration. The initial declaration was signed March 6, 2020, the same day as the announcement of the first two presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania.
August 26, 2020 New Kaufman Hall Flash Report: Hospital Margins Down 96 Percent A Kaufman Hall National Hospital Flash Report released Monday shows the overwhelming financial impact that COVID-19 has had on U.S. hospitals. July marked the fifth consecutive month of volumes that fell below 2019 and below budget, further devastating hospitals’ financial stability.