Under the Current Structure of Medicare, Economic Theory Indicates That

question 30

Multiple Choice

Under the current structure of Medicare, economic theory indicates that the movement of the baby boom generation into the retirement phase of life during the years following 2011 will

• A) reduce the share of healthcare services paid for by a third party.
• B) push both healthcare prices and expenditures upward.
• C) increase the incentive of suppliers to provide healthcare services at a low cost.
• D) increase the incentive of consumers to economize on their use of healthcare.

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

Marginal product refers to the additional output produced as a result of adding one more unit of a specific input, while holding other inputs constant.

Resource

An economic or productive factor required to accomplish an activity, or as a means to undertake an enterprise and achieve desired outcome.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated by employing one more unit of a resource, such as labor.

Productivity

The measure of efficiency in converting inputs into useful outputs in production.