Medicare Is an Example of a Third-Party Payment for Medical

question 165

Multiple Choice

Medicare is an example of a third-party payment for medical services that

• A) causes providers to supply less of medical services than they would without the payment.
• B) causes buyers to consume more of medical services than they would without the payment.
• C) does not cause any change in the equilibrium position for medical services which existed without the subsidy.
• D) causes the price of medical services to rise for the consumer once the payment is provided.

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