June 15, 2026 CMS: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation is Here to Stay CMS is looking to make the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program permanent through a new proposed rule.
June 11, 2026 Why Hospitals are ‘Critical Infrastructure’ for Pennsylvania Communities Hospitals are vital community anchors that communities depend on to thrive. That was the resounding message from a panel of statewide leaders who came together during HAP’s Leadership Summit last week to discuss the implications of hospital financial distress for Pennsylvanians and their communities.
April 28, 2026 2 Reports Detail America’s Broken Medical Liability System U.S. doctors face a growing risk of being sued even if no error occurred, and high medical liability insurance premiums increase costs across the health care system.
April 27, 2026 FDA Seeks to Accelerate Review of Medications for Serious Mental Illnesses The FDA announced it’s looking to fast-track regulatory process for certain drugs that may help conditions like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that have been notoriously difficult to treat.
April 13, 2026 CMS Proposes New Standards for Drug Prior Authorization A new CMS proposed rule would require insurers to process prior authorization requests for drugs more quickly and publish approval and denial rates.
March 26, 2026 CMS Wants to Phase out Fax Machines The Department of Health and Human Services says it wants to phase out fax machines through its final rule standardizing attachments to support electronic health care claims.
March 13, 2026 DOH Leaders Highlight Outdated Regs, Care Deserts Pennsylvania’s outdated hospital regulations, maternal health deserts, and protecting rural health headlined the House Appropriations Committee’s final budget hearing this...
January 27, 2026 The American Academy of Pediatrics Breaks from the CDC on Childhood Vaccines The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) continues to recommend childhood vaccines against 18 diseases, diverging from CDC guidance released earlier this month.
January 16, 2026 What’s in the White House’s Health Care Affordability Plan? The White House unveiled a health care framework focused on drug prices, insurance premiums, and transparency measures this week.
January 08, 2026 5 Fast Facts: America’s Changing Childhood Vaccine Schedule The Trump administration announced sweeping changes to the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule this week, reducing the number of vaccines all children are advised to receive from 17 to 11.