HAP Center for Health Policy Research

The HAP Center for Health Policy Research provides meaningful, validated data to members, policymakers, and consumers about issues and policies affecting Pennsylvania's hospitals and health systems.

What's New

Report: Beyond Patient Care: Community Impact of Pennsylvania Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2022, October 2023
Report: Addressing Member Hospital Workforce Needs, Executive Summary, January 2023
White Paper: Beyond Patient Care: Economic Impact of Pennsylvania Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2021, September 2022
Report: Supporting a Healthy Commonwealth, An Inside Look at Pennsylvania Hospitals, March 2022

Products and Data

Hospital Quality Reports (members only)
Pennsylvania Hospitals Interactive Map
Managed Care and Marketplace Enrollment Data Reports (members only)

HAP Research Presentations and Publications

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Pennsylvania and its healthcare system, Co-author HAP's Ayse Yilmaz, Health Science Reports, April 22, 2022
Presentation: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pennsylvania and its Health Care System, July 22, 2021
Evaluating Statewide Opioid Pathway Adoption Initiative: Lessons from Pennsylvania, July 2020
Measuring Workforce Challenges Facing Pennsylvania Hospitals, July 2020
Participation in a Hospital Incentive Program for Follow-up Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, January 2020
Pennsylvania Hospitals are Partnering with Communities to Improve Healthcare Equity, November 2019

HAP Research Reports

HAP Reports

Report: Addressing Member Hospital Workforce Needs, Executive Summary, February 2022
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pennsylvania and its Health Care System, May 2021
Analysis of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania Hospitals, Health Management Associates, September 4, 2020
Analysis of the Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania Hospitals, Health Management Associates, April 19, 2020
Addressing Pennsylvania's Health Care Workforce Challenges, January, 2020
The Adequacy of Medicaid Program Payments to Hospitals in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dobson DaVanzo & Associates, LLC, April 10, 2019

Fact Sheets and Infographics

HAP Fact Sheets

Visit HAP's Resource Center, category "Fact Sheets & Infographics" for more HAP Fact Sheets.

Other Reports

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council reports:

Financial Analysis 2019, Pennsylvania Non-General Acute Care Hospitals, December 2020
Financial Analysis 2019, General Acute Care Hospitals, April 2020

How to Partner with HAP Research

HAP Research works to support activities affecting health systems, hospitals, and the public health in Pennsylvania.

If you or your organization would like to collaborate on projects related to topics such as Medicaid and Medicare, the uninsured, quality of care, care coordination, health information technology, or COVID-19, please contact the research department to explore ways we can work together.

HAP Contacts

For more information or with questions, please contact HAP's Research Department. Media inquiries should be directed to Liam Migdail, vice president, strategic communications.