Which of the Following Describes Physician-Induced Demand

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes physician-induced demand?

• A) Although physicians do not control health care spending, they generate a demand for specialty services.
• B) Physicians control the availability of health care provided in inner cities and rural areas.
• C) Physicians control the majority of health care spending and are able to generate their own demand for services.
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Stable/Permanent

Characteristics or conditions that are constant, unchanging over time, and expected to stay the same indefinitely.

Primary

Pertaining to the first in order, importance, or time.

Secondary

Referring to the second in order, importance, or rank.

Actor/Observer Bias

This refers to the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to their internal characteristics.