The Increase in the Cost of Health Care Was Caused

question 10

Multiple Choice

The increase in the cost of health care was caused in part:

• A)by technology, which has created new and costly treatments.
• B)by doctors' receiving incomes above the market level.
• C)by the government's fixing prices in health care.
• D)because insurance companies have been left out of health care.

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Check Outstanding

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Bank Reconciliation

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Debit Memo

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