1. The costs of healthcare in the US continue to rise beyond the cost of inflation. Do some research and tell us about the increases in healthcare since the 1960s by decade. What has caused these increases? Does the United States have the best healthcare in the world? Why is healthcare in countries with excellent healthcare less expensive?

2. My friends who are experts in healthcare tell me that the idea of single capitation is coming. That means that a large hospital chain would receive a certain amount per month (say $1 billion) to distribute among its hospitals, physical therapy centers, cancer treatment centers, etc. This is going to be a huge accounting problem. What method would you use to allocate the $1 billion to the many expenses incurred in a huge hospital system?