What Are Some Possible Reasons for High and Rising Costs

question 13

Multiple Choice

What are some possible reasons for high and rising costs of health care?

• A)The use of sophisticated and expensive technologies
• B)Rapid average earnings growth for health care professionals
• C)Duplication of tests
• D)The increasing number and longevity of elderly people
• E)All of these

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Definitions:

Nicotine

A stimulant and addictive substance found in tobacco, responsible for the habit-forming nature of tobacco use.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs or used to elicit a psychological benefit.

Nicotine

A stimulant and addictive substance found in tobacco products that affects the nervous system.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is being tested and measured, expected to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable.