The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania

A new study found that 1 in 4 enrollees in ACA marketplace plans would “very likely” go without health insurance if premiums double due to enhanced premium tax credits expiring. This doesn't just affect health care coverage for enrollees; it destabilizes the health care system entire communities depend on. More uninsured Pennsylvanians means: ❌ Sicker communities ❌ Fewer hospitals, services, and care options ❌ Fewer jobs and weakened local economies HAP is advocating for Congress to extend vital premium assistance that protects access to care for thousands of Pennsylvanians. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecT-qN7n.

This week, the U.S. House passed a bill that would extend the Acute Hospital Care at Home program for five years. Without action, the program would expire at the end of January 2026 along with other short-term funding bills. In a letter to lawmakers ahead of the vote, Nicole Stallings highlighted that hospital at home programs "have resulted in improved patient outcomes, including lower rates of infections and complications and improved patient satisfaction. Further, these programs significantly reduce the cost of care and allow hospitals to free up resources and beds for patients waiting to be admitted." Read HAP's full letter: https://lnkd.in/eV73aCug.

Every day, but especially on #Thanksgiving, we're thankful for the dedicated Pennsylvania hospital teams who care for our loved ones and keep our communities healthy. #CaringfortheCommonwealth

HAP and PONL - Pennsylvania Organization of Nurse Leaders are raising concern that a federal policy limiting student loans for graduate degrees and not including in-demand health care professionals among those eligible for higher borrowing caps will make it more challenging to develop providers that our communities need. See our joint statement: https://lnkd.in/exsWzR9f.

Following our first maternal health summit, we're continuing to spotlight promising practices that Pennsylvania hospitals have implemented to improve care for moms and babies. During the summit in September, Christina Felten DNP, CNM, WHNP presented on how Lehigh Valley Health Network's WAVES program is expanding access to postpartum mental health care. Learn more about how the program expands access to behavioral health care through the network's maternal health providers: https://lnkd.in/eq9v_KWC. #MaternalHealthMonday #MaternalHealth

With the 2025-2026 state budget adopted, today's story in Spotlight PA looks at next steps to protect hospital care in Pennsylvania's rural communities. While the budget maintains important state funding for rural and critical access hospitals, to be sustainable long-term, rural hospitals need payments that reflect the real cost of providing care. From the story: 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯. 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 — 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵 — 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 $50 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. Read the story online: https://lnkd.in/eXgYNWtZ #RuralHospitals

The Indiana Gazette reported on Nicole Stallings' keynote presentation at the Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference this week, covering the critical value of rural hospitals and the challenge of inadequate reimbursement for hospital care. Read the story online: https://lnkd.in/ew2mJexW. #NationalRuralHealthDay #PowerOfRural

In a keynote presentation during today's Pennsylvania Mountains Rural Health Conference, Nicole Stallings examined the opportunities and challenges facing rural health and what they mean for communities. Thank you to Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Indiana Regional Medical Center for hosting this important discussion! #NationalRuralHealthDay #PowerOfRural

On National Rural Health Day, we recognize rural hospitals for the ways they are transforming care to meet patients’ needs and their outstanding commitment to their communities. “We cannot have healthy, vibrant, and economically competitive rural communities without strong rural hospitals,” said HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings. Learn more about how rural hospitals care for their patients and support communities: https://lnkd.in/eqfzkNDT. #NationalRuralHealthDay #RuralHospitals #PowerOfRural #CaringfortheCommonwealth

Hospitals aren't just where Pennsylvanians go for care. They're also where many Pennsylvanians go to work. Across PA: ✅ Hospitals are among the top 10 employers in 56 of 67 counties and the number one employer in 20 ✅ More than 340K Pennsylvanians work at hospitals and health systems ✅ The ripple effect of hospital jobs in the local economy creates more local jobs, for a total impact of more than 785K jobs statewide Learn more about how Pennsylvania hospitals support communities beyond the care they provide: https://lnkd.in/ex-6BEys. #PAHospitals #CaringfortheCommonwealth