What Would Happen If,as a Business Owner,Toderick Forced His Employees

question 12

Multiple Choice

What would happen if,as a business owner,Toderick forced his employees to join an HMO?

• A) Medical care costs would likely be higher than if Toderick's employees could see any doctor and receive any test they wanted because unnecessary care would be fully covered.
• B) Medical care costs would likely be lower than if Toderick's employees could see any doctor and receive any test they wanted because the amount of unnecessary care would be reduced.
• C) Medical care costs would likely be unaffected by whether employees join an HMO or not.
• D) Medical care costs would likely be lower because the less healthy would be encouraged to receive care.
• E) Medical care costs would likely be lower because the healthy would be discouraged from receiving care.

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