Refer to the Graph Shown That Depicts a Third-Party Payer

question 27

Multiple Choice

Refer to the graph shown that depicts a third-party payer market for prescription drugs. If the co-payment is $6 per pill, total expenditures under the third-party payer system will be:

• A) greater than if the market were left alone.
• B) less than if the market were left alone.
• C) the same as if the market were left alone.
• D) undetermined.

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