; and (F) telehealth. (3) The number of— (A) State laws establishing a legal mechanism by which a State approves mergers between or among two or more hospitals (commonly referred to as certificates of public advantage ); and (B) State laws establishing a legal mechanism for regulating the growth of construction of new health care facilities (commonly referred to as certificates of need ). (4) The availability of alternative forms of health insurance coverage, including— (A) short-term limited duration insurance (as defined for purposes of section 2791(b)(5) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b)(5) )); and (B) association health plans (including plans offered through the American Farm Bureau Federation). (5) The number of each of the following in operation at the start and the end of each year covered by the 10-year study period: (A) Hospitals. (B) Medical practices. (C) Ambulatory or outpatient practices. (D) Ambulatory surgical centers. (E) Health insurance providers. (F) Habilitative service providers. (6) The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, within geographic areas defined by the Assistant Secretary in consultation with the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission, for the following health care services: (A) General acute care hospital services. (B) Ambulatory or outpatient medical services, disaggregated by medical specialty. (C) Habilitative services. (e) Annual reports (1) In general Not later than the end of each of the 10 years referred to in subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the status and results of the study under this section. (2) Publication