Essay

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you:

• Analyze a financial and economic issue in the health care industry.
• Choose a current financial or economic issue in the health care industry. Consider the following:
• What are the economic trends of the health care payment system?
• What are the supply and demand challenges for health care services?
• Why are costs increasing in the health care system?
• What regulatory issues are affecting, or will affect, the health care industry?
• Analyze the issue and its financial impact on the health care industry.
• Provide recommendations for improving the issue. Consider current strategies being used or presented for improving the issue.
• Include what you believe would be the outcome of these recommendations if implemented.

Cite 3 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.