CAU External Environmental Factors Effects on Healthcare Organizations Discussion

Week 2

Strategic Planning and Organizational Management in Healthcare APA Style Question

Part 1

Discussion Prompt 1-3 Paragraphs

Discussion Prompt

Kaiser Permanente has medical centers located in both Oakland, CA, and Upper Marlboro, MD. The race and ethnicity of these two locations vary dramatically.

• Upper Marlboro, Maryland: 34.3% white, 62.3% black, and the rest
• Oakland, California: 27.3% white, 27% Hispanic, 23.6% black, and the rest

Based on the information provided, discuss how ethnicity and race of Oakland and Upper Marlboro affects Kaiser Permanente in providing care to its members in these two locations.

Support your ideas with at least one scholarly source (you may use your text) and use terminology you learned this week. Cite and reference your sources using APA Style.from https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/strategy/aca-ru…

Part 2 (Please Separate this part to a different Word Document)

Week 2 Assignment: External Environment Paper

Objective: Explore how external environmental factors, in general, affect healthcare organizations.

Address the following in your paper:

The merger between Aetna and Humana is blocked while the merger between Aetna and CVS is recently approved. What do you think about these two cases? Why is one merger blocked and the other is approved? What would be the potential impact of these two mergers on consumers, competitors, and the healthcare industry?

Create a one- to two-page paper in APA Style. Include a title page and a reference list. You must cite and reference at least one source. You may use your textbook as a source.