Grouped bar chart showing the change in select financial metrics of U.S. nonprofit and for-profit hospitals from 2012 to 2019 using the averages from 2,219 nonprofit and 564 for-profit hospitals. The operating profit mean increased 36% from 2012 to 2019 for both nonprofit and for-profit hospitals. Cash reserves balance increased 68% for nonprofits and 78% for for-profits. For charity care spending, nonprofits decreased by 4.4% while for-profits increased by 175%.