After reading Chapter 4, Case 4.2 on pages 66-67, from the E-Book, Economics for Healthcare Managers, Fourth Edition by Lee, provide a response to each of the discussion questions for your initial posting:

• Why is expansion outside the United States an attractive form of diversification?
• What are the pitfalls of international expansion?
• What are the potential pitfalls of other diversification efforts?
• Why do small profit margins and a high ratio of debt to equity increase risk?