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.

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Definitions:

XXY

A chromosomal condition in which a male has an extra Y chromosome, often associated with Klinefelter syndrome.

Turner Syndrome

A chromosomal disorder affecting females, characterized by the absence of part or all of a second sex chromosome, leading to various developmental issues.

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A potent estrogen hormone involved in the regulation of the reproductive system and secondary sexual characteristics.

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A hormone primarily produced in the testes in males and the ovaries in females, crucial for the development of male growth and masculine characteristics.