An Area of Concern in the Provision of Health Care

question 67

Multiple Choice

An area of concern in the provision of health care in the United States is that:

• A) health-care costs and spending are too high.
• B) too few resources are devoted to health care.
• C) physicians have no control over prices.
• D) everyone has an excessive amount of insurance.

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Definitions:

Prenatal Development

The process of growth and development within the womb, from conception to the birth of a child.

Cleavage

The process of cell division in a developing embryo where a single fertilized cell divides into multiple, smaller cells.

Ossification

The process by which bone is formed, renewed, and repaired in the body.

Folic Acid

A B-vitamin essential for the proper development of the human body, particularly critical in preventing neural tube defects in developing fetuses.