Assignment 3: Scholarly Finance Paper Assignment (30 points)
Discuss financial factors that influence health care today.

Assignment Criteria:
Develop a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:
1. Discuss financial factors that influence health care today.
2. Include funding sources
3. Include reimbursement methods
4. Include economic factors Ex (access to food, financial instability)
5. Include business influences Ex a vendor providing supplies)
6. Include cost containment and the role of the nurse Ex how can the nurse contribute to cost containment)
7. Some questions to consider when writing the paper:
a. Is there a relationship between socioeconomic status and health/health outcomes?
b. Is health care a right or a privilege?
c. Is the Affordable Care Act the answer for Americans?
d. What is the fiscal responsibility in the role of the nurse today?
e. In an ideal world, what would your health care vision for America look like?
8. The scholarly paper should be in narrative format, 3 to 5 pages excluding the title and reference page.
9. Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
10. Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper.
11. Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify: I, we, you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used.
12. Include a minimum of three (3) professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.
13. APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations).
14. Submit the assignment to Turnitin prior to the final submission, review the originality report, and make any needed changes
15. Submit by the posted due date.