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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.
Analysis: Hospitals and Health Systems Are Critical to Preserving Access to Care for Rural Communities
Hospitals and health systems play critical roles in preserving access to care for patients in rural America.
2025 Environmental Scan
The 2024 AHA Environmental Scan details data and trends that have implications for the health care field for the coming year and beyond. The Scan will help your staff, leadership and board strategize and plan for the future.
Commercial Health Plans’ Policies Compromise Patient Safety and Raise Costs
The cost of commercial insurance is increasing at an unsustainable rate — squeezing individuals and families, employers, and public programs. The average family insurance premium has increased 47% over the past 11 years — faster than general inflation and more than any other part of the health care system.i
AHA Health Care Workforce Scan
The AHA Health Care Workforce Scan offers trends, expert insights and bold new approaches to guide your workforce strategies and initiatives.
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.
Addressing Commercial Health Plan Challenges to Ensure Fair Coverage for Patients and Providers
This report documents the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) findings related specifically to prior authorization and payment delays and denials. This work is informed by two large surveys of hospitals, as well as interviews and group discussions with hundreds of hospital and health system leaders.
Workplace Violence Prevention | Strengthening the Health Care Workforce
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health system teams experienced violence, from bullying and incivility to active shooters, intimate partner violence, cyberattacks, homicides and suicides. However, the compounding trauma of the pandemic has heightened the need to create a safer workplace, both physically and psychologically, and a more resilient workforce.
Suicide Prevention: Evidence-Informed Interventions for the Health Care Workforce Guide
This guide shares twelve evidence-informed interventions for preventing suicide and improving mental well-being for the health care workforce.
Supporting Behavioral Health | Strengthening the Health Care Workforce
Reducing stigma and improving access to behavioral health services for the health care workforce, combined with fostering human resilience can improve mental and often physical health, reduce the total cost of care, reduce suicide, and support a healthy workforce.