Which of the Following Statements About the Place of Complementary

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the place of complementary and alternative medicine in the U.S. health system is accurate?

• A) Americans spend more money on complementary and alternative medicine than on traditional medicine.
• B) While Americans spend significant amounts of money on complementary and alternative medicine, this is just a small percentage of the total amount of money spent on healthcare each year.
• C) Complementary and alternative medicine is illegal in the U.S. in most cases; when it is practiced, it must be done as part of a legitimate medical experiment overseen by scholarly researchers.
• D) Complementary and alternative medicine is far more expensive than traditional medicine, but users report higher rates of satisfaction with it than do people who rely on traditional medicine.

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