Analyze a financial and economic issue in the health care industry

Benchmark Assignment—Finance Trends

Write a 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.