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The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today reacted to Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2025–2026 state budget. HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings released the following statement.

Pennsylvania’s hospitals and health systems are still managing high levels of flu and other respiratory illnesses as we head into the final (six-week) stretch of winter.

Pennsylvania is among the states nationwide that has received a poor grade in the American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control Report.

Addressing Pennsylvania’s health care workforce shortage is a shared commitment across the commonwealth.

The Shapiro administration this week hosted events with Pennsylvania hospital leaders focused on improving the state’s maternal health.

The Shapiro administration this week announced $2.5 million to support a new statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system.

Hospitals in Pennsylvania and around the nation are facing a so-called “quad-demic” of seasonal illnesses, but public health data may show some encouraging signs.

New studies show fewer people are dying from cancer but also identify an uptick in women diagnosed with the disease, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). The new findings indicate that many types of the disease are increasing, especially among women and younger adults.

Today is Maternal Health Awareness Day, a designation created to raise awareness about maternal health and the country’s maternal mortality crisis. Recently, HAP released an action plan to improve maternal health outcomes, increase access to care, and eliminate disparities across Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace Pennie recorded all-time high enrollment for 2025, but big questions about the future of the program hang in the balance.