Comparative Summary Financial Environment
Use the entities from each health care financial environment identified in the Financial Environments Worksheet. (Identify one entity from each health care financial environment; see list below)
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word summary comparing the financial environments of these three entities.
Address the following for each environment
• • Describe the financial structure.
• • Which policies are unique to the financial environment?
• • Which financial management practices are prevalent in the financial environment?
• • Explain why effective financial management is more difficult in health care than in other industries.
Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
The previous assignment that was completed: I had to identify three examples of actual entities with for-profit, not-for-profit, and government financial environments in the health care industry. I had to compare the similarities and differences between the for-profit, not-for-profit, and government financial environments.
For Profit Not-for-Profit Government
1. Aetna/U.S. Healthcare 1. Blue Cross 1. U.S. Depart VA
2.Cigna 2.American Cancer Society 2. Admin.for ChildrenFamiles
3.Mayo Clinic 3. American Diabetes Association 3.Ctr for Diease Control/Prev