Benchmark Assignment—Finance Trends

Write a 700- to 800 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.