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Pennsylvania’s new Nurse Shortage Assistance Program (NSAP) offers hospitals an opportunity to strengthen their nursing workforce pipelines through state-funded loan repayment assistance....

Today is the deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania’s 2026 general election. Eligible voters must complete the online voter registration application by 11:59 p.m. today to register for the November 3 election.

Wayne Memorial Hospital hosted an event with state leaders yesterday to formally launch the PA Nurse Shortage Assistance Program. 

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. With the midterm election approaching, now is a good time to make sure you know when, where, and how you can vote in Pennsylvania.

Medicaid work requirements are coming to Pennsylvania next year, and the effort to keep enrollees covered is underway.

The 2026–2027 state budget includes additional funding for a grant program to support Pennsylvania’s workforce pipeline for health care and other in-demand careers.

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today reacted to passage of the 2026–2027 state budget.

Over 3 million Americans, including nearly 80,000 Pennsylvanians, have dropped coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces this year.

Harrisburg, PA (June 24, 2026)— The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) released the following statement from President and CEO Nicole Stallings following the state Senate Institutional Sustainability & Innovation Committee’s votes to amend and advance House Bill 1460.

Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) says Medicaid coverage losses due to last year’s federal budget reconciliation (H.R. 1) have already started, forcing hospitals to absorb more uncompensated care.