What Response Is Given to the Claim That Patients "Vote

question 4

Multiple Choice

What response is given to the claim that patients "vote with their dollars"?

• A) Biomedical markets are a poor guide to social value.
• B) Bioethics is not a political issue.
• C) Voting and purchasing are from separate spheres of justice.
• D) This claim only makes sense in a national context.

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