Which of the Following Best Describes the Principal Outcome of the Hill-Burton

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the principal outcome of the Hill-Burton Act?

• A) Increased number of hospital beds
• B) Increased availability of high technology in health care
• C) Reduced overall health care costs
• D) Required certificates of need before expensive new construction is started

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Definitions:

Basicity

A measure of an entity’s ability to accept protons, often related to the strength of bases in chemical reactions.

Alkyl Groups

Hydrocarbon groups derived from alkanes by removing one hydrogen atom, often represented generically as R-, and used as substituents in organic chemistry.

Electron Donors

Atoms, molecules, or ions that provide electrons to other atoms, molecules, or ions during chemical reactions, often resulting in the reduction of the latter.

Alkylamine

A compound resulting from the replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms of ammonia (NH3) with alkyl groups.