Write a 1,050-word paper in which you address the following:

• The similarities and differences between cost shifting and cross-subsidization
• The benefits and disadvantages of cost shifting and cross-subsidization
• The policies that use these methods
• The role Medicare and managed care play in hospitals using cost shifting and cross-subsidization
• Whether there is an alternate solution to address the financial loss hospitals incur when treating uninsured patients

Cite at least three scholarly sources, one of which can be Health Policy and Politics.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.