January 05, 2024 How 2024 Medicare Mental Health Coverage is Changing The New Year has brought in key changes for mental health coverage for older Americans.
January 04, 2024 The Cybersecurity Threat in Every Health Care Facility The Government Accountability Office is calling on federal agencies to update their agreement to better protect heart monitors and other medical devices from cyberattacks.
January 03, 2024 How the Pandemic Affected Food Insecurity and What Comes Next Pandemic-era policies that expanded access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) led to a drop in food insecurity, but those gains have started to recede.
January 02, 2024 ‘Rapid’ Flu Increase, Another COVID-19 Uptick Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations and a rapid increase in flu cases have public health leaders urging precautions coming out of the holiday season.
December 29, 2023 HAP Year in Review: Top Stories for 2023 As we sign off on 2023, it’s time to take a look at some of the biggest stories that made headlines during another busy year for Pennsylvania’s hospital community.
December 28, 2023 5 Takeaways on Disparities in U.S. Health System The U.S. is among the global leaders in health care but has fallen behind its peers when it comes to life expectancy and other key measures.
December 27, 2023 The State of Children’s Health Insurance Pennsylvania had a setback during the last year of the pandemic, as the number of children with health insurance declined ahead of the unwinding of Medicaid’s continuous coverage provision.
December 26, 2023 Is Health Care Back to Pre-Pandemic Normal? The public health response to the pandemic dramatically changed health care, with more Americans accessing coverage and dramatic shifts in when people went to the hospital.
October 18, 2023 HAP Statement on General Assembly Passage of Health Care Legislation The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) applauded today’s final passage of House Bill 1351 in the General Assembly