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June 28, 2017
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) today released its Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose – 2016 report. The report shows overdose trends for both heroin and pain medication. Trends include hospitalization rates, mortality rates, and payments, as well as geographic breakdowns.
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June 27, 2017
Last week, the U.S. Senate released the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, its version of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The proposal jeopardizes coverage, weakens Medicaid, and undermines critical protections.
June 26, 2017
News Release: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its analysis of the U.S. Senate’s “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017.” Andy Carter, president and CEO of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania released the following statement.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released an analysis of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, as developed by U.S. Senate Republican leaders. Under the plan, the uninsured would increase by 22 million over the next decade.
June 23, 2017
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reports that Pennsylvania hospitals employed 275,400 workers during May 2017. This preliminary May jobs number represents a 400 job increase over the April 2017 hospital jobs and nearly a three percent (3%) increase over the May 2016 hospital jobs (267,700).
June 22, 2017
Today, Senator Elder Vogel (R-Beaver) introduced a top priority for the hospital community, telemedicine legislation.
News Release: The U.S. Senate today released the “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017,” its version of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Andy Carter, president and CEO of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) released the following statement.
June 21, 2017
The impact of the American Health Care Act (AHCA)—legislation would partially repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—on progress in addressing the opioid epidemic remains a key issue as Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate drive for a vote before the July 4 district work period.
Andy Carter, HAP president and CEO, was recently nominated to serve as a volunteer on the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) Board of Directors.
In a letter to U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), HAP and six children’s hospitals serving Pennsylvania stressed serious concerns for the potential loss of health care coverage for 1.1 million Pennsylvanians if the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is enacted into law, and pointed to particular impacts on children.
News Release: The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) yesterday recognized Susan Croushore, president and CEO of Mercy Health System of Southeastern Pennsylvania, as the 2017 Pennsylvania Grassroots Champion Award Recipient.
June 20, 2017
Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives considered two pieces of legislation addressing the safety of health care practitioners and a measure to help curb the opioid crisis.
A new report by the Urban Institute considers three scenarios states may pursue if the Medicaid financing policies included in the American Health Care Act (AHCA) are enacted.
Today the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released its research brief for super-utilizers of inpatient care services.
June 19, 2017
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf joined six other governors from across the country to urge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to amend the American Health Care Act (AHCA) to make a fairer system for America’s consumers.
