Which of the Following Would Encourage Consumers to Economize on Health-Care

question 342

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would encourage consumers to economize on health-care expenditures and producers to supply health-care services more efficiently?

• A) an increase in out-of-pocket expenditures by health-care consumers
• B) decreased reliance on personal Medical Savings Accounts and health-care expenditures from the accounts
• C) decreased reliance on the purchase of catastrophic health insurance coverage and less reliance on insurance with first-dollar coverage and small co-payments
• D) the establishment of a national health-care system that would provide coverage to all people

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Program Evaluation

The process of assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of a program, project, or policy.

Observational Methodology

Research approaches that involve the systematic recording of observable behaviors or phenomena without manipulating the experimental environment.

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Sequential steps involved in assessing the planning, implementation, and effectiveness of program objectives.