Which of the Following Helps to Explain Why the United

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helps to explain why the United States relies more heavily on expensive,high-tech medical treatments as compared to the United Kingdom?

• A) Americans spend more time in the hospital.
• B) The United States has more advanced medical technology.
• C) The United States has a single-payer health care system.
• D) U.S. health care costs are paid from a mixture of sources, leaving no single source primarily responsibility for controlling health care costs.

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Definitions:

Proximate Cause

A legal concept that connects an individual's actions to the resulting harm or damage, indicating a direct link between the cause and effect.

Wrongful Act

An action that is illegal or immoral, or infringes on someone's rights.

Defamation

The act of making false statements about someone that harm their reputation.

Privilege

In tort law, the ability to act contrary to another person’s right without that person’s having legal redress for such acts. Privilege may be raised as a defense to defamation.