27% of HRSA-funded health center patients, 8.8 million people, were best served in a language other than English in 2025, KFF reports from HRSA data.
27%
of health center patients are best served in a language other than English
27% of HRSA-funded health center patients, 8.8 million people, were best served in a language other than English in 2025, KFF reports from HRSA data.
Source: Community Health Center Patients, Financing, and Services (opens in a new tab), Health Center Patients. Verified October 2026.
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HRSA puts one UDS report at 238 staff hours, and 184 after the 2026 changes
HRSA, Federal Register notice, June 23, 2025; HRSA, Federal Register notice, June 16, 2026; OMB, approval record, September 3, 2026 - From research
30 of 44 top healthcare problems need no patient data, in Kent Applied's analysis
Kent Applied, Where AI tools fit in healthcare, by kind of organization; NYC Local Law 144; California Civil Rights Council - From research
Health care and social assistance firms use AI at about the US rate, half the top sector's
US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (sector estimates); BTOS national estimates; US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (about the survey); US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions - From research
Hospital drug expenses grew 13.6% in 2025, nearly twice as fast as total expenses
American Hospital Association, Costs of Caring 2026 (March 2026)
Sources for the figures above: HRSA Uniform Data System information collection notice, Federal Register, June 23, 2025 (opens in a new tab); HRSA Uniform Data System information collection notice, Federal Register, June 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab); US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey (sector estimates) (opens in a new tab); Business Trends and Outlook Survey, national estimates (opens in a new tab); American Hospital Association, Costs of Caring 2026 (March 2026) (opens in a new tab).
Related facts
32.7M
patients served by HRSA-funded health centers in 2025
Health centers funded by HRSA served 32,746,392 patients in 2025, across 1,356 Health Center Program awardees, in HRSA's 2025 Uniform Data System.
Source: HRSA Uniform Data System, national data, 2025.
KentApplied238
staff hours per annual UDS report, 2025
HRSA estimates that a health center spends an average of 238 staff hours preparing its 2025 UDS report, the yearly report of patient and service data that health centers send HRSA.
Source: HRSA Uniform Data System information collection notice, Federal Register, June 23, 2025.
KentApplied184.2
staff hours per annual UDS report, 2026 estimate
For 2026, HRSA estimates that a health center spends an average of 184.2 staff hours on its UDS report, the yearly report of patient and service data that health centers send HRSA. That is down from 238 hours in HRSA's estimate for 2025, mostly because HRSA removed some lines from the report's tables and merged others.
Source: HRSA Uniform Data System information collection notice, Federal Register, June 16, 2026.
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Sources for the figures above: HRSA Uniform Data System, national data, 2025 (opens in a new tab); HRSA Uniform Data System information collection notice, Federal Register, June 23, 2025 (opens in a new tab); HRSA Uniform Data System information collection notice, Federal Register, June 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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