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Pennsylvania has officially confirmed Dr. Debra Bogen as its secretary of health.

The U.S. Surgeon General has released an advisory declaring firearm violence a public health crisis.

HAP's annual Achievement Awards honor hospitals and health systems for their innovation, creativity, and commitment to patient care. The Achievement Awards showcase and share member hospitals’ and health systems’ successful programs and best practices.

More than half of Pennsylvania’s general acute care hospitals operated at a loss during fiscal year (FY) 2023 and only a third had at least the minimum margin needed to be sustainable in the long term.

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) applauds the General Assembly’s bipartisan, final passage of legislation improving health care access and delivery through telehealth. Senate Bill 739, sponsored by Senator Elder Vogel (R-Beaver), now heads to Governor Shapiro’s desk for approval.

The Pennsylvania House passed a HAP-supported bill to help ensure coverage for telehealth across the commonwealth.

UnitedHealth is starting the process to notify customers whose information was affected by the February attack on Change Healthcare.

HAP's annual Achievement Awards honor hospitals and health systems for their innovation, creativity, and commitment to patient care. The Achievement Awards showcase and share member hospitals’ and health systems’ successful programs and best practices.

The number of Americans without health insurance declined by 8.2 million from 2019 to 2023, according to a new report from the CDC.

Juneteenth, known as America’s Second Independence Day, provides an opportunity to recognize a critical milestone in the nation’s history while noting the work ahead to advance health equity in Pennsylvania and beyond.