Which of the Following Helps to Explain Why the United

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helps to explain why the United States relies more heavily on expensive,high-tech medical treatments as compared to the United Kingdom?

• A)Americans spend more time in the hospital.
• B)The United States has more advanced medical technology.
• C)The United States has a single-payer health care system.
• D)U.S.health care costs are paid from a mixture of sources,leaving no single source primarily responsible for controlling health care costs.

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