HCA 305 Week 5 Discussion Questions This pack of HCA 305 Week 5 Discussion Questions consists of: DQ 1)Critique the ways in which each of the following factors affects healthcare expenditures in the United States

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HCA 305 Week 5 Discussion Questions

This pack of HCA 305 Week 5 Discussion Questions consists of:

DQ 1)Critique the ways in which each of the following factors affects healthcare expenditures in the United States.

1.How do these factors impact the patients, individual providers, healthcare organizations, and insurers?

- Advances in medical care technology and diagnostic technology

- Changes in U.S. demographics

- Emphasis on specialty medicine

- Financing of healthcare

- Healthcare as a labor-intensive industry

- Consumer expectations

2.How does healthcare spending/financing in the United States compare to other countries?

- Fully state and explain your position while providing at least two references.

Healthcare reform is underway in the United States. Given the history of previous attempts to reform the U.S. healthcare system and the current state of the U.S. economy, answer the following questions:

Will the healthcare reforms now in progress resolve or worsen the key issues of access, costs, and quality? Can we achieve a system in which there is fiscal and clinical accountability for defined populations?

- Fully state and explain your position while providing at least two references.

DQ 2: Healthcare reform is underway in the United States. Given the history of previous attempts to reform the U.S. healthcare system and the current state of the U.S. economy, answer the following questions:

Will the healthcare reforms now in progress resolve or worsen the key issues of access, costs, and quality? Can we achieve a system in which there is fiscal and clinical accountability for defined populations?

Fully state and explain your position while providing at least two references.