Why Is There a Sustained Increase in Demand for Health

question 32

Multiple Choice

Why is there a sustained increase in demand for health care services when those funds could be spent elsewhere and produce better returns?

• A) Patients are not rational consumers.
• B) Patients do not usually pay for care at the time they receive it.
• C) Health care is a business, and providers are willing to offer services that may be of marginal value in the aggregate but may benefit an individual patient.
• D) All of the above

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