Which of the Following Would Encourage Consumers to Economize on Their

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would encourage consumers to economize on their use of healthcare and producers to provide it more efficiently?

• A) a reduction in out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures
• B) government subsidies that encourage people to purchase health insurance policies with first-dollar coverage and small co-payments
• C) Medicare reform that at least partially substituted defined benefits (funds that could be used to pay for healthcare or the purchase of insurance) for the present cost reimbursement system
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Premarital Sex

Sexual activity before marriage, a topic often explored in discussions of morality, society, and health.

Allostatic Load

The stresses of basic body systems that burden overall functioning, such as hypertension.

Basic Body Systems

Fundamental physiological systems within the body that are crucial for survival, including the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous, and skeletal systems.

Hypertension

A medical condition characterized by consistently high blood pressure.