Which of the Following Would Encourage Consumers to Economize on Health-Care

question 201

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would encourage consumers to economize on health-care expenditures and producers to supply health-care services more efficiently?

• A) An increase in out-of-pocket expenditures by health-care consumers.
• B) Decreased reliance on personal Medical Savings Accounts and health-care expenditures from the accounts.
• C) Decreased reliance on the purchase of catastrophic health insurance coverage and less reliance on insurance with first-dollar coverage and small co-payments.
• D) The establishment of a national health-care system that would provide coverage to all people.

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