May 09, 2023 A Health Advisory for Teens and Social Media For the first time, the American Psychological Association (APA) has released a health advisory on safe social media use for children and the training they need to be healthy online.
May 08, 2023 Celebrate National Hospital Week in Your Community This week, HAP, the American Hospital Association (AHA), and organizations throughout the nation are celebrating the outstanding work of hospital teams to improve the health of our patients and communities.
May 05, 2023 WHO Declares End of COVID-19 Global Health Emergency In a “moment of celebration,” the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the end of the COVID-19 global health emergency, urging nations to shift their focus to the long-term management of the virus.
May 04, 2023 Hospitals Face Continued Financial Pressures during March Hospitals continue to maintain razor-thin margins, putting them in “a vulnerable position should a recession or a new public health emergency materialize,” according to a new report.
May 03, 2023 A Crisis of Loneliness and Isolation The U.S. surgeon general has issued a new warning about the nation’s next public health crisis.
May 02, 2023 HAP, Hospital Community Address Health Care Workforce Shortages Pennsylvania needs comprehensive policy solutions that bring more nurses to the bedside, not government-mandated staffing ratios that won’t produce more nurses, HAP and Pennsylvania nurse leaders told state lawmakers today.
May 01, 2023 The State of COVID-19 in Pa., U.S. With the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, America is entering a new phase of its pandemic response.
April 28, 2023 KFF Analysis: Millions Could Lose Coverage during End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Anywhere between 8 and 24 million people could lose coverage following the end of continuous enrollment in the Medicaid program, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey.
April 27, 2023 How CMS Price Transparency Processes Are Changing The federal government is taking steps to ensure compliance with price transparency rules for hospitals, CMS leaders said this week.
April 26, 2023 Federal Lawmakers Debate the Cost of Care Federal lawmakers hosted a pair of hearings today focused on the cost of care in the U.S. and strategies to ensure Americans have access to the coverage they need to live healthy lives.