If Governments Provide Free Healthcare Services

question 192

Multiple Choice

If governments provide free healthcare services,

• A) this illustrates that governments can provide healthcare more economically than private firms.
• B) output and consumption of other goods will not be sacrificed.
• C) resources with alternative uses are allocated to healthcare and there is an opportunity cost of these resources.
• D) the opportunity cost of the resources used to supply healthcare is zero.

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Definitions:

Behaviors

Actions or reactions of an individual in response to external or internal stimuli, often studied in psychology to understand the underlying factors influencing human actions.

Deprivation

A period of time prior to a training session during which an individual does not experience the reinforcer in order to increase the reinforcer's effectiveness.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a specific response or behavior by being presented immediately after that response or behavior.

Effectiveness

The degree to which a method, intervention, or action achieves its intended outcome or result.