Examine the historical trends and impact of health care spending. How has the level of national health care spending changed compared to the overall spending in the U.S. economy? Has the trend been overall positive or concerning fo

Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain your position on national health care spending in the United States. Include information on the following:

• Examine the historical trends and impact of health care      spending. 
  • How has the level of national health care spending       changed compared to the overall spending in the U.S. economy?
  • Has the trend been overall positive or concerning for       the economy and consumers?
• Examine what impact marketing has on health care      spending. 
  • What impact can the marketing efforts of a facility       have on the types of patients it attracts? What impact does it have on       the willingness of payers, such insurance companies and       Medicare/Medicaid, to cover the cost of the services?
  • How do health care facilities spend on marketing       efforts to differentiate themselves from competition and to attract       patients?
• Provide a forecast of the following: 
  • The future economic needs of the health care system
  • Why these needs should be addressed
  • How you envision these needs will be financed