Hospital Decision Making
Assignment Content
Search the University Library for academic scholarly articles on cost shifting and cross-subsidization in health care.
Write a 5-7-page paper in which you address the following:
· The similarities and differences between cost shifting and cross-subsidization
· The benefits and disadvantages of cost shifting and cross-subsidization
· The policies that use these methods
· The role Medicare and managed care play in hospitals using cost shifting and cross-subsidization
· Whether there is an alternate solution to address the financial loss hospitals incur when treating uninsured patients