1.  Describe the key issues associated with managed care and its reimbursement methods. How does managed care impact hospital net revenues?

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

2.  Explain how to calculate the allowance for doubtful accounts and the bad-debt expense in a hospital.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

3. List and briefly describe the most important areas of the healthcare revenue cycle.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

4.  A key aspect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was rewarding hospitals for strong performance and penalizing them for quality issues, such as high infection rates and high readmission rates to the facility. Explain the details of how PPACA rewarded and punished hospitals for their performance.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.