AHA Data in Action
As an annual exercise, analysts at the American Hospital Association use our proprietary Annual Survey Data combined with 3rd party data, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to present the latest in U.S. hospital, health system, and health care industry trends.
Explore some of the samples from our latest version of Trendwatch Chartbook below to uncover insights and gain an understanding of how you can leverage and combine AHA Data to extract your own valuable findings.
National Health Expenditures
- Chart 1.2: Annual Percent Change in Total National Health Expenditures (NHE), 1980-2023
- Chart 1.6: Annual Percent Change in National Health Expenditures (NHE) for Selected Health Services and Supplies, 2000-2023
- Chart 1.10: Total Prescription Drug Spending, 1980-2023
- Chart 1.14: Number and Percent Uninsured, 1990-2019, 2021-2023
Economic Contributions of Hospitals
- Chart 1.5: National Health Expenditures (NHE) as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product and Breakdown of Health Care Expenditures by Category, 2023
- Chart 5.2: Percent Change in Employment, Seasonally Adjusted: Hospital vs. All Industries (Total Non-Farm), 2017-2023
- Chart 5.6: Impact of Community Hospitals on U.S. Jobs, 2023
Hospital Trendwatch is prepared by the SAVE (Statistics, Analytics, Visualization & Evaluation) Team within AHA's Center for Health Innovation. SAVE has deep expertise in health care data and analytic methods, combined with a strong understanding of the context in which hospitals operate – delivering work that is both methodologically rigorous and actionable for decision-making.