May 17, 2022 COVID-19 Roundup: More COVID-19 At-Home Tests Available amid Spread of Omicron Subvariant Households across the U.S. can order another eight at-home tests from the federal government starting today.
May 16, 2022 The Workforce Challenges Facing U.S. Hospitals Compared to pre-pandemic levels, hospital labor costs have increased by more than a third, according to a new Kaufman Hall special report.
May 11, 2022 Assessing the Health of Rural Hospitals during COVID-19 The nation’s rural hospitals faced financial pressures and workforce shortages prior to COVID-19 and will need additional support to avoid closure in the years ahead, according to a new report on rural health care.
May 10, 2022 HAP Leadership Summit Day 2: Strategies for a Resilient Health Care Workforce The 2022 HAP Leadership Summit concluded today with insights about building resiliency and the health care workforce of the future.
May 09, 2022 HAP Leadership Summit Day 1: A Focus on Behavioral Health Pennsylvania’s hospitals are focused on behavioral health across care settings and are dedicated to achieving better health outcomes in their communities. This afternoon, HAP’s Leadership Summit kicked off with a focus on behavioral health. COVID-19 has amplified existing challenges in behavioral health care, especially the state’s shortage of post-acute placements and behavioral health treatment options.
May 05, 2022 State Announces Next Steps for COVID-19 Waivers The Pennsylvania Department of State announced the expiration of COVID-19 professional licensing waivers beginning in phases from May 23 through June 30.
May 04, 2022 Latest KFF Poll: Parents Need More Information on COVID Vaccines for Young Children About 18 percent of parents say they will get their children under 5 vaccinated “right away,” if the nation’s public health agencies authorize COVID-19 vaccines for this age group. Another 38 percent said they would “wait and see,” according to the latest COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
May 03, 2022 U.S. Hospitals See Encouraging Signs during March After a challenging start to the year, U.S. hospitals saw outpatient volumes and revenues rise during March, but significant challenges remain for the rest of 2022, according to Kaufman Hall’s monthly National Hospital Flash Report.
April 28, 2022 Moderna Seeks Approval for COVID Vaccine for Young Children Moderna has applied for emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6, company officials announced today.
April 27, 2022 How Many Americans Have Had COVID-19? More than half of all Americans have antibodies signaling they had a prior COVID-19 infection, according to a new report from the CDC.