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Leaders from the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) today outlined the health care priorities included in Governor Wolf’s 2022–2023 budget proposal, as well as the public health challenges facing the commonwealth.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) today highlighted three new health care delivery models available to hospitals in Pennsylvania.

In a presentation today to members of the General Assembly, HAP and other health care provider organizations underscored the critical role Medicaid plays in supporting Pennsylvanians’ access to quality health care.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a growing crisis in youth mental health, a panel of behavioral health leaders told U.S. lawmakers today.

Governor Tom Wolf made his final budget pitch to the General Assembly today, calling for a $43.7 billion spending plan that includes several new investments related to health care.

Pennsylvania lawmakers gave final approval today to a $225 million relief package to support the commonwealth’s health care workforce.

Governor Tom Wolf today announced targeted support to help hospital care for patients amid a record surge in Pennsylvanians hospitalized with COVID-19. The administration is working with the...

This year will be remembered as the next phase of the pandemic response, with Pennsylvania’s hospitals administering millions of COVID-19 vaccines across the commonwealth, treating patients with the virus and other conditions, and grappling with severe workforce challenges amid the emergence of the Delta and Omicron variants.

HAP is asking the General Assembly to consider several proposals to support hospitals as they contend with a staffing crisis on top of a surge in demand for emergency care due to COVID-19 and other factors.

Pennsylvania’s health care system is struggling to quickly place patients with behavioral health needs into the proper level of care outside the emergency department or inpatient setting.