Trends are heavily informed by local, state, and federal health care legislation.
Write a 750-1,000 word paper that evaluates the effect of local, state, and federal health care legislation within organizations by identifying trends. Be sure to address the following:

1. Describe the role of risk management in health care operations.
2. Describe general trends in health care legislation over the past 5 years.
3. Describe a specific piece of legislation occurring within this time frame across the United States. Discuss how it governs a long trending health
   care concern. What have been the motivating factors that have influenced this particular legislation?
4. Discuss the effects of the trending legislation on health care overall in the United States.
5. Discuss how stakeholders (patients, undeserved populations, health care providers, staff, etc.) have been affected by the trending legislation.

Support your essay by including three to five scholarly sources, including your textbook.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.