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Dollar Bills

Put Real Numbers Behind Your Community’s Rising Costs

A decision-ready fiscal analysis your department can use within 10 business days.

A Financial Lens Leadership Can Use Immediately

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Cost to the Community™ quantifies the annual financial burden of preventable health issues using validated state and federal datasets.


It translates complex data into clear, commissioner-friendly financial language your department can use for FY planning, strategic alignment, and funding justification.

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Your customized report includes:

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  • A state-level annual cost model with local estimates

  • Fiscal impact of preventable conditions on your community

  • Commissioner-ready visuals and summaries

  • Narrative language for grants, budgets, and presentations

  • A structure aligned with CHNA, CHIP, and Strategic Plan cycles

 

Delivered in 10 business days, this is the financial clarity departments have needed for years.

Public health administrator leading a team meeting to analyze financial and health data — Ascendant Healthcare Partners™ Cost to the Community™ report.

Supports Your PHAB Accreditation & Reaccreditation Work​

Cost to the Community™ strengthens core PHAB functions related to assessment, planning, and community engagement.

 

Aligned with:

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• Domain 1 – Assessment & Monitoring

Using fiscal and economic burden data to deepen understanding of population health.

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• Domain 4 – Community Engagement

Grounding partner and stakeholder conversations in shared, data-driven financial impact.

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• Domain 5 – Policies & Planning

Informing policies, plans, and resource allocation with clear cost–consequence data.

 

This analysis provides the fiscal backbone needed for evidence-based decision-making.

Community administrator typing a fiscal analysis brief related to SNAP and Medicaid impact — Ascendant Healthcare Partners™ Cost to the Community™.

Why Departments Are Requesting Cost to the Community™ Now

Directors are facing:

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  • Rising community needs

  • Shrinking or frozen budgets

  • Increased scrutiny from commissioners

  • Heightened expectations for ROI

  • Delayed reimbursements and tighter state controls

  • Federal and state mandates requiring clearer justification

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Most counties are absorbing costs they can’t see.

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Cost to the Community™ makes those costs visible — in a way elected officials understand immediately.

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Health departments use this analysis to:

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  • Strengthen FY budget narratives

  • Support grant applications

  • Build leadership alignment

  • Communicate financial impact to commissioners

  • Accelerate stalled funding and planning discussions

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Fast. Clear. Actionable.
Delivered in 10 Business Days

  • Timeline 10 days

  • Investment: $7,500 flat rate | Net 30 terms

  • Format: PDF report | PHAB-aligned 

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Your deliverables include:

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  • State cost model + local estimates

  • Financial impact summary

  • Commissioner-ready charts

  • Narrative budget language

  • PHAB-supported framing

  • Priority recommendations

 

Designed to support CHNA, CHIP, and Strategic Planning cycles.

Trusted by Local, State, and National Public Health Leaders

Ascendant Healthcare Partners is:

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  • A Healthy People 2030 Champion

  • A national expert in CHNA, CHIP, and public health ROI

  • A vendor in multiple blue and purple states

  • A partner to more than 100 health departments nationwide

  • Informed by PHAB Site Reviewer experience and national MAPP expertise

 

We bring deep capability in data, planning, fiscal analysis, and evidence-based decision-making.

Ready to See What Rising Community Costs Really Mean?

Get a decision-ready fiscal analysis your leadership can use for planning, funding, and alignment —

in 10 business days.

Proud Healthy People 2030 Champion, PHAB, NACCHO, and APHA Partner Organization.

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