April 25, 2022 AHA Report: ‘Massive’ Expenses and Inflation Challenge U.S. Hospitals Skyrocketing inflation and rising costs for workforce, medicine, supplies, and equipment are straining hospitals across the country, according to a report released today from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
April 19, 2022 Report: Young RNs Leaving Health Care at ‘Worrisome’ Rate New analysis published in Health Affairs highlights a “worrisome drop” in young registered nurses (RN) and the overall workforce shortage in health care.
April 18, 2022 COVID-19: 5 Things to Know this Week The “stealth” Omicron subvariant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19, but case counts and hospitalizations remain far below the Omicron surge this winter, federal statistics show.
April 11, 2022 Update: COVID Vaccines Prevent 2.2 Million U.S. Deaths, 17 Million Hospitalizations The COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent 2.2 million additional deaths, 17 million hospitalizations, and nearly $900 billion in associated health care costs, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
April 08, 2022 How the U.S. will Fight Long COVID The U.S. has launched a new campaign to “prevent, detect, and treat” long COVID and provide support to millions of Americans who have suffered from lingering COVID-related symptoms.
April 07, 2022 KFF Monitor: Americans Weigh Return to ‘Normal’ during 2022 Heading into the third year of COVID-19, most U.S. adults have resumed some but not all of their normal pre-pandemic activities, according to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Vaccine Monitor.
April 04, 2022 Medicare to Cover Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests for Millions of Older Adults Nearly 60 million seniors with Medicare coverage can now receive up to eight free COVID-19 home tests from pharmacies and other providers starting this month, the Biden administration announced today.
March 31, 2022 How Hospitals Served their Communities during the Pandemic HAP is recognizing Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems for projects that helped to address the unique needs of their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 29, 2022 U.S. Hospitals Face ‘Very Difficult Start’ to 2022 U.S. hospitals faced a complex set of challenges following the winter Omicron surge, with actual margins remaining negative for the second consecutive month during February.
March 25, 2022 How the Pandemic Delayed Care for Older Americans COVID-19 delayed primary care, dental visits, and procedures for about 30 percent of Americans over 50, and some of those patients have not rescheduled care, according to a recent National Poll on Healthy Aging.