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Key Points Questions What is the variation in the value of care for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia, and what hospital characteristics are associated with high-value care? Findings Among hospitals and patients in this cross-sectional study, there was substantial variation in 30-day risk-standardized mortality and risk-standardized payments, with significant but weak inverse correlations between them. Approximately 1 in 4 hospitals, including facilities across all characteristics, had both lower than median risk-standardized mortality rates and risk-standardized payments for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia. Meaning There appears to be significant opportunity to improve the value of acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia care, and high-value care appears attainable across hospital types.