Figure 11-4 -Physicians Have Two Types of Patients: Private Patients Who Pay

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Figure 11-4

-Physicians have two types of patients: private patients who pay directly or with insurance, and Medicaid patients whose care is paid for by the state.Physicians must lower prices to attract more private patients, but they can add unlimited Medicaid patients at a constant price.The situation facing Dr.Casey is depicted in Figure 11-4.Units of medical service (say, number of patients x number of visits) are measured on the horizontal axis.How many units of medical service will Dr.Casey deliver to Medicaid patients?

• A)OA
• B)AC
• C)OC
• D)OD

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