Guides and Reports

Explore field-tested strategies for improving hospital capacity readiness and maintaining safe, coordinated care during public health emergencies.

Explore field-tested strategies for strengthening supply chain resilience and supporting continuity of care during public health emergencies.

The AHA supports transparency that helps patients access meaningful, actionable cost information, and has offered constructive feedback to the House and Senate Committees to help ensure these bills achieve that goal as effectively as possible.

A more comprehensive analysis of hospital M&A transactions would ensure not only competitive but also healthy hospital markets.

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.

An estimated one in four Americans lives with a disability, and too often, people with disabilities face barriers to care, experience poorer health outcomes and report lower satisfaction with the care they receive. The AHA is committed to supporting hospitals and health systems as they work to…

Disparities in health outcomes represent a significant and growing financial risk for hospitals and health systems, patients, employers and the broader economy. The American Hospital Association (AHA) is committed to advancing data-driven solutions that reduce the economic burden of health…

Hospitals and health systems are committed to doing their part to address today’s affordability challenges. Realizing genuine affordability gains at a systemic level will necessitate collaborative efforts among all stakeholders.

This report outlines the key trends impacting hospital financial stability in 2025.

This document presents 14 distinct chapters on implementing behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) strategies within hospital settings.