Develop a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:

1. Discuss financial factors that influence health care today.
2. Include funding sources (how do we fund healthcare? Ex. out of pocket, insurance)
3. Include reimbursement methods (global budgets)
4. Include economic factors (person’s income, access to healthcare)
5. Include business influences (effect of the pandemic on businesses and what it means to people with insurance coverage)
6. Include cost containment (bed-side entry level nurse) and the role of the nurse
7. Some questions to consider when writing the paper: (to spark thought)
   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? (can help with 6)
   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.