BenefitValue
Charity care at cost$ 790 million
Language assistance$ 22 million
Government-sponsored programs total$ 2.491 billion
Donations$ 79 million
Volunteers (Employee and non-employee)$ 33 million
Education$ 486 million
Research$ 268 million
Subsidized health services$ 334 million
Bad debt$ 983 million
Other $ 52 million
TOTAL$ 5.521 billion

With fewer people projected to be uninsured, hospitals will have greater opportunities to spend their community benefits dollars in other ways, including the new community building category.