Analyzing Financial and Economic Issues in the Health Care Industry

Preparing for the Assignment

As a health care manager, you must be able to analyze financial and economic issues in the health care industry. In this assignment, you will demonstrate problem-solving skills as you choose an issue and address the financial impact in your analysis.

Select 1 current financial or economic issue in the health care industry that you want to address.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper about the financial or economic issue you selected in which you:

Analyze the financial impact of this issue on 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?

Recommend at least 1 strategy to address the issue.

Consider current strategies being used or presented for improving the issue.

Discuss what you believe would be the outcome of these recommendations, if implemented.