As a health care manager, you must be able to analyze financial and economic issues in the health care industry

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.

Preparing for the Assignment:

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

Assignment Directions

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.

Format your references according to APA guidelines.