By Promoting Third-Party Payment of Health-Care Expenses and the Purchase

question 302

Multiple Choice

By promoting third-party payment of health-care expenses and the purchase of health insurance through employers, health-care policy has

• A) eroded the incentive of health-care consumers and providers to economize.
• B) undermined the smooth operation of health-care markets.
• C) made it more costly for persons without a job to obtain health insurance.
• D) done all of the above.

Understand the role of creativity, emotional, and practical intelligence in daily life and adaptive behaviors.

Appreciate the impact of language on cognition and its societal implications.

Recognize the physiological and environmental factors influencing intelligence and intellectual development.

Understand the significance of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies in understanding intelligence over time.

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Definitions:

Indirect Control

A form of influence where an entity can shape or guide the actions of another, without direct authority, often through intermediaries or other indirect means.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial statements that show the combined financial results of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Dividend Income

Earnings received by shareholders from the profits of a company, distributed according to the number of shares owned.

Noncontrolling Interest

A portion of the equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the parent company.