The Growth of Third-Party Payments (Payments by Insurers and the Government)

question 213

Multiple Choice

The growth of third-party payments (payments by insurers and the government) of healthcare services during the last four decades has been accompanied by

• A) a reduction in expenditures on healthcare as a share of the economy.
• B) an increase in the sensitivity of consumers to the prices of healthcare services.
• C) persistent increases in the prices of healthcare services and rapid growth in the total expenditures on healthcare.
• D) an increase in the incentive of suppliers to provide healthcare services at a low cost.

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