Regulatory Efforts Aimed at Protecting Consumers Have Not

question 102

Multiple Choice

Regulatory efforts aimed at protecting consumers have not:

• A) benefited them.
• B) increased costs of some goods and services.
• C) caused prices of some goods and services to increase.
• D) been universally denounced by economists, even if they stress the costs involved.

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Definitions:

Anesthesia

The administration of drugs or agents to induce a state of temporary loss of sensation or consciousness, used during medical procedures to eliminate pain.

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)

A noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland that can interfere with urinary function in men.

E Codes

Codes in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system used to classify environmental events, circumstances, and conditions as the cause of injury, poisoning, and other adverse effects.

Diagnosis Code

The way a diagnosis is communicated to the third-party payer on the healthcare claim.