HCS385 Week 5 Assignment

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.