“Growth of Hospitals and Health Care Systems with Benefits of Long-Term Care Facilities”  Please respond to the following:

1. Analyze the transition of medical training, early hospitals, and medical advancements up to the present time. Justify the need for doctors with advanced medical training in the health care industry. Explore the key concepts framing training, regulations, licensing, and provision of a range of services in today’s health system.

2. Predict the type of long-term care needed as the 21st Century America advances in age. Defend or critique the type of care patients obtain in private nursing homes as compared to public institutions or in-home care. Provide a rationale for your response.

3. Compare the primary ways that patients are able to access health care in the U.S. Examine the identified services in the context of their emerging use and availability.