The Efficiency Argument for Government Provision of Health Care Is

question 97

Multiple Choice

The efficiency argument for government provision of health care is that

• A) health care cannot be efficiently provided by private firms.
• B) the government is best able to assess the level of provision for which marginal cost equals marginal benefit.
• C) many poor people could not afford health care if they had to pay for it.
• D) a healthy population is important to the smooth functioning of a country and its economy.
• E) the government can provide health care up to that point where marginal benefit is zero.