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In an event this week at Penn Highlands Tyrone, Shapiro administration officials outlined the need to fund critical services and provide support to rural hospitals.

Rural Pennsylvanians are faced with many challenges when it comes to mental health care, including access, stigma, economic barriers, poor internet service for telehealth visits, and a shortage of mental health professionals.

The House Health Committee today advanced a bill that would standardize financial assistance forms for Pennsylvania hospitals.

The Pennsylvania House on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would simplify and improve communication of test results to patients.

Hospital emergency departments are on an unsustainable path and need support, according to a new report released today.

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans more than doubled from 2020 to 2024, according to new analysis.

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) is recognizing 12 projects led by Pennsylvania health care teams that personify hospitals’ mission to provide high-quality care and improve their communities’ health.

Pennsylvania continues to face persistent, health care workforce shortages that strain patients’ access to care, a new survey of the state’s hospitals and nursing homes found. The survey—conducted November 2024 through January 2025 by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), LeadingAge PA, and Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA)—demonstrates the ways patients and residents feel the effects of workforce shortages throughout the continuum of care.

The annual Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge commenced today, showcasing the lifesaving opportunity of organ donation during National Donate Life Month.

There have been nearly 500 measles cases reported across the nation this year, including new reports of the virus this month in Pennsylvania.