HCS440 Week 3 Benchmark Assignment—The Demand of Health Care Services Workshop Proposal Part l

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you present the content you would like to discuss in the workshop to help increase overall consumer awareness regarding health care services.

Include the following in your paper:

• Analyze the demand for health      care services.
  • How does the demand for health       care services differ from other consumer purchases?
  • What are the relationships       between:
    • Changes in the cost of        treatment or medicines and the demand for health care services?
    • Consumer/patient need and the        demand for health care services?
  • How do changes in the       behaviors of the consumers increase and/or decrease the demand for health       care services?
  • Why is it important for       consumers to understand the demand for health services?
• Analyze the cost structure for      the delivery of health care services.
  • How do different markets       (large city vs. rural area) affect the cost of health care services?
  • What impact do specialized       services (e.g., cancer or orthopedic centers) have on health care costs?
  • How do specialized service       centers differ from traditional hospitals? 
  • How are the objectives       different for a for-profit vs. a non-profit health care organization?
  • Why is it important for       consumers to understand the cost structure for the delivery of health       care services?
• Analyze the major sources of      health care spending.
  • How has the trend of health       care costs regarding the overall economy changed over the past several       decades?
  • What impact does technology       have on health care costs? 
  • Why is it important for       consumers to know the major sources of health care spending?
• Analyze the various payment      sources and mechanisms in the health care industry.
  • What sources are used to pay       the costs of health care services other than self-pay and private health       insurance?
  • What impact does the       government have on payment sources for health care services?
  • Why is it important for       consumers to know the payment sources for health care services?

Cite four textbook, peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support the assignment.