Write a 1,250- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain your position on national health care spending in the United States. Include information on the following:

• The level of current national health care expenditures
• Whether the spending is too much or not enough
• Where the nation should add or cut, and why
• How the public's health care needs are paid for, such as being financed by various payers, while indicating the percent of total expenditures they represent

Provide a forecast of the following:

• The future economic needs of the health care system
• Why these needs must be addressed
• How you envision these needs will be financed

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.