Cost, quality, and access to care have been identified as significant contributing factors to the U.S. healthcare system. Choose one of these factors and write a two to three page paper addressing the following: Please use COST

• Describe the historical background of the factor and its influence on healthcare delivery, including benchmark events.
• Examine the impact of current healthcare reform, such as the Affordable Care Act, on this factor.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be two to three pages in length, not including the cover or reference pages.
• A minimum of four references with associated in-text citations. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but two must be external and should be from peer-reviewed or quality academic sources. Each reference must be cited at least once in the paper.
• Headings to organize the content in your work.