In Countries Such as Canada That Have Socialized Health Care

question 64

Multiple Choice

In countries such as Canada that have socialized health care, the government operates hospitals, and health-care services are financed through tax revenue. In these countries,

• A) the government is able to provide as much health care, free of charge, as citizens would like.
• B) methods other than price, such as political rules and waiting lists, must be utilized to allocate health-care services.
• C) a large number of services, such as MRIs, that involve expensive equipment are performed.
• D) citizens are usually so satisfied with their health-care system that they never travel to other countries to purchase health-care services.

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Understand the concept of Net Present Value (NPV) and its application in evaluating projects.

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