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Costs of Caring

This Costs of Caring report provides a data-driven assessment of the financial realities faced by hospitals and health systems, and underscores why sustainable affordability solutions must address the structural drivers of cost growth rather than focusing narrowly on hospital prices alone.
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2025 The Cost of Caring Report

This report outlines the key trends impacting hospital financial stability in 2025.
Guides and Reports
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2023 Costs of Caring

Hospitals appreciate the support and resources that Congress have provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; however, additional support is needed to keep hospitals strong so they can continue to provide care to patients and communities.
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2024 Costs of Caring

While recent data suggest that some hospital and health system finances have experienced modest stabilization from historic lows in 2022, the hospital field is still far from where it needs to be to meet the demand for care, invest in new and promising technologies and interventions, and stand ready for the next health care crisis.
Trailblazers

Rural Hospitals and the AI Advantage: Turning constraints into catalysts

This Trailblazer explores how rural hospitals are using AI to stabilize operations and extend care without large-scale IT investment.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
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Why Automating the Revenue Cycle Isn’t Enough

The report, Intelligent Revenue Cycle Management: It’s Not Just About Technology, It’s About Using Technology — and People and Processes — Wisely, explores how hospitals can take a more deliberate, enterprise-wide approach to revenue cycle transformation.
Trailblazers

Intelligent Revenue Cycle Management

This Trailblazer explores how hospitals are improving revenue cycle performance by aligning technology, people and processes.
Guides and Reports
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2021 Cost of Caring

Hospitals and health systems work hard every day to make care more cost-effective and efficient for their patients, at the same time that they are caring for the nation’s most complex and resource-intensive patients. This has been especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic as hospitals and health systems have provided essential services and saved lives, while also facing unprecedented financial and operational challenges.
Case Studies

Patient Billing

This issue brief discusses the key challenges with the patient billing experience today, based on national surveys and consumer research, and identifies opportunities for hospitals and health systems to improve the patient billing experience.