How Does Health Insurance Distort What Is Otherwise a Normal

question 146

Multiple Choice

How does health insurance distort what is otherwise a normal consumer transaction?

• A) Health insurance turns human lives into what is little more than risk assessment.
• B) Individuals purchase insurance in case they get sick,not because they seek a healthy lifestyle.
• C) It doesn't create distortions.In fact,health insurance produces better market fundamentals than direct transactions.
• D) The individual consuming the service is not primarily responsible for payment.
• E) Insurance companies magnify the problem of adverse selection.

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