A Goal of Market-Based Reforms of the Health Care System

question 160

Multiple Choice

A goal of market-based reforms of the health care system is to give patients an incentive to pay more attention to the prices of medical services.This would tend to ________ economic efficiency by ________ the costs of medical services

• A)increase; increasing
• B)increase; decreasing
• C)decrease; increasing
• D)decrease; decreasing

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Definitions:

Current Liability

A financial obligation that a company is required to pay within a year, such as accounts payable, short-term loans, and accrued expenses.

Defined Contribution Plan

A retirement plan in which the employer, employee, or both make contributions on a regular basis, but the future benefit is not predetermined.

Pension Plan

A type of retirement plan that requires an employer to make contributions to a pool of funds set aside for an employee's future benefit.

Annual Pension Contributions

The total amount of money contributed to a pension fund by the employer, employees, or both within a year, intended to support employees' retirement benefits.