Many cost containment methods have been implemented in the United States to control the rising cost of healthcare. Historically, controlling costs has been driven by third-party payers via denial or restriction of care or coverage. Investigate the legal and ethical issues in healthcare cost containment. The analysis should include, though not be limited to, managed care, selective contracting, utilization review, and financial incentives to provide less care. Discuss how cost containment programs have impacted the cost of care in the United States. Conclude with a prediction as to what and how cost containment strategies may be implemented in healthcare in the future. 1. Introduce the legal issues in healthcare cost containment. 2. What innovative cost containment methods have been implemented in the United States to tackle the ever-increasing cost of Healthcare? 3. Could you shed light on the pivotal role Third-party payers have played in driving cost control through denial or restriction of care or coverage, historically? 4. What are the legal and ethical issues of investigations in healthcare cost containment? 5. Can your analysis include, though not be limited to, managed care, selective contracting, utilization review, and financial incentives to provide less care? 6. How have cost containment programs