October 13, 2021 Legislative Commission Examines Intersection of COVID-19, Diabetes Individuals with diabetes have been among the most critically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, due both to their increased risk of developing more severe cases of COVID-19 and financial challenges that have increased barriers to treatment.
October 04, 2021 How Pennie’s Health Insurance Coverage will Change for 2022 Pennsylvanians seeking coverage on the state health insurance marketplace, Pennie, can expect more options and level premiums for 2022.
September 16, 2021 4 Ways Pennsylvanians Benefit from COVID-19 Waivers and Flexibilities With the General Assembly’s return next week, HAP is urging lawmakers to protect pandemic-era reforms that have supported all Pennsylvanians.
August 09, 2021 Report: Hospital Recovery Uneven amid Spread of Delta Variant Through June, the nation’s hospitals and health systems have seen mixed progress in their recovery from the pandemic, but the threat of the Delta variant looms during the second half of the year, according to the latest hospital national snapshot report from Kaufman Hall.
July 12, 2021 Report: Telehealth Use Remains 38 Times Higher Than Before the Pandemic The use of telehealth remains about 38 times above pre-pandemic levels, representing between 13 and 17 percent of all office and outpatient services across specialties, according to a new report released last week.
June 24, 2021 HAP's Opioid LAN Conference Identifies Solutions to Fight Epidemic, Need for Regulatory Reform The final day of HAP’s Opioid Learning Action Network (LAN) Capstone Conference focused on the regulatory barriers blocking access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and how Pennsylvania providers are creating a new roadmap to coordinate patient care.
June 23, 2021 PA Hospitals Combat Opioid Epidemic amid COVID-19 Pennsylvania’s hospitals have not lost sight of their shared mission to address the opioid crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 22, 2021 How Hospitals Are Improving Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder HAP’s Opioid Learning Action Network’s (LAN) Capstone Conference began Tuesday with a look back at two years of progress treating patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and new approaches to care that are making a difference in patients’ lives.
June 17, 2021 U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses ACA Challenge Today, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA), finding that states behind the case did not have legal ground to challenge the health care law.
June 16, 2021 Commonwealth Fund Evaluates Progress, Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage A recent report from the Commonwealth Fund indicated coverage gains from the Affordable Care Act helped reduce U.S. racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance, particularly in states that expanded their Medicaid programs.