All of the Following Are Behind the Trend Toward Making

question 26

Multiple Choice

All of the following are behind the trend toward making patients part of the decision-making process, EXCEPT:

• A) a severe shortage of practicing clinicians, especially in large cities.
• B) discomfort with the controlling nature of the provider's typical role.
• C) a desire by both providers and patients to lower health care costs.
• D) the finding that patient-driven care leads to better outcomes.

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Definitions:

Marginal Social Benefit

The additional benefit to society from the production or consumption of one more unit of a good.

Immunize

To provide protection against a disease through vaccination or to safeguard an investment against interest rate fluctuations.

Government Intervention

Actions taken by a government to affect the economy, which can include regulations, subsidies, tariffs, and direct provision of goods and services.

Marginal External Benefit

Increased benefit that accrues to other parties as a firm increases output by one unit.