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News & Press Releases February 28, 2025

Current Events: Challenges in Rare Disease Research

In 2023, the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) assisted the Pennsylvania Rare Disease Advisory Council (PARDAC) in analyzing over 1,200 survey responses collected from the rare disease community and presenting their findings to members of the PA Legislature. As the second installment in PHC4's Current Events series, PHC4 analysts investigated what exactly it is that makes rare diseases so difficult to study.

News & Press Releases February 28, 2025

PHC4 Collaborates with PARDAC to Publish an article on Common Challenges in Rare Diseases Research

News for Immediate Release February 28, 2025 Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) is committed to ensuring better outcomes for all Pennsylvanians and has collaborated with the Pennsylvania Rare Disease Advisory Council (PARDAC) to bring a new resource to stakeholders invested in rare disease care in Pennsylvania. This collaboration between PHC4 and […]

News & Press Releases February 20, 2025

PHC4 Produces Special Report on the Financial Health of Hospitals in Rural Pennsylvania

News for Immediate Release February 20, 2025 Harrisburg – For the first time, PHC4 has released a public report shedding light on the finances of rural hospitals in Pennsylvania. PHC4’s Special Report on the Financial Health of Pennsylvania Rural Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2023, displays data for general acute care hospitals (GAC hospitals) located in rural […]

News & Press Releases February 3, 2025

PHC4 Seeks Help from Health Care Professionals in the Commonwealth to Gain Insight into Non-Compete Agreements

News for Immediate Release February 3, 2025 Harrisburg – PHC4 has created a survey to understand the prevalence and gain insight on non-compete agreements impacting health care professionals in PA. The organization plans to use the findings to inform a broader effort; the study of the impact of Act 74,Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners […]

News & Press Releases January 30, 2025

January 2025 Newsletter

PHC4 releases its January 2025 Newsletter.

News & Press Releases January 23, 2025

PHC4 Reports Support Stakeholders, Providing Data about Hospitalizations and Ambulatory/Outpatient Cases in Pennsylvania

News for Immediate Release January 23, 2025 Harrisburg – PHC4 publicly released new County-Level Utilization and Condition-Specific Reports today, giving stakeholders in Pennsylvania valuable insight into ambulatory/outpatient usage and hospitalization rates of high interest conditions, using the most recent data available.  County-Level Utilization Reports are updated every quarter and show the overall total number of inpatient hospitalizations and ambulatory/outpatient cases for Pennsylvania residents. […]

News & Press Releases December 12, 2024

PHC4’s Hospital Performance Report Shows In-Hospital Mortality Increased for Eight Common Medical Conditions in 2023

The 2023 Hospital Performance Report (HPR), produced by PHC4, provides information about the performance of Pennsylvania hospitals for 17 common medical conditions.

News & Press Releases November 21, 2024

PHC4’s Financial Analysis – Volume Three Shows the Dollar Value of Uncompensated Care for Non-GAC Hospitals Increased Almost 15%

PHC4 releases Financial Analysis – Volume Three today. The final volume of a three-part series of reports published annually by PHC4, Financial Analysis – Volume Three displays financial information during fiscal year 2023 (FY23) pertaining to non-GAC hospitalsin Pennsylvania. These include rehabilitation, psychiatric, long-term acute care, and specialty hospitals.

News & Press Releases October 30, 2024

October 2024 Newsletter

PHC4 releases its October 2024 Newsletter.

News & Press Releases October 15, 2024

PHC4 Reports Provide Pennsylvania Stakeholders Factual Utilization Insights, at a County-Level

PHC4 published a new set of County-Level Utilization Reports today, which display the overall total number of inpatient hospitalizations and ambulatory/outpatient cases for Pennsylvania residents.

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